Criminal Misc.No. M- 13894 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 13894 of 2010 Date of decision:- 09.7.2010 Sakatar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Bhawna Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.107 dated 03.8.2009, under Section 306 IPC, registered at Police Station Sultanwind, District Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. The brief allegations against the petitioner are that he is husband of deceased Sandeep Kaur. Deceased was married with the petitioner in March 2009 as per Sikh rites. Soon after the marriage he started harassing the deceased and started maltreating and giving beatings to her. He used to say that he suffered loss of Rs.50,000/- due to deceased. She was turned out of matrimonial home on account of harassment. She was rehabilitated thereafter on the assurance of mother of present petitioner. Again she was turned out of matrimonial house on account of harassment. She died due to poisoning just within five months of the marriage in the house of petitioner. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is continuing in custody since 04.8.2009 and that no witness has been examined so far. Further contended that trial is not likely to be concluded in near Criminal Misc.No. M- 13894 of 2010 -2- future. However, in view of the serious allegations against the petitioner- accused that his wife died just within five months of the marriage on account of harassment after taking poison, it is not a fit case for granting bail to the petitioner-accused at this stage. The petition stands dismissed being devoid of any merits. However, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial as the petitioner has been continuing in custody since 04.8.2009. July 09, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE