Crl.M.No.M-17961 of 2011(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-17961 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: July 4, 2011 Jaswant .....Petitioner v. The State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.R.S.Rai, Sr.Advocate with Ms.Tarunpreet, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) Crl.M.No.32051 of 2011 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-17961 of 2011 The present petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.241, dated 13.7.2010, registered under Sections 498A, 304-B, 34 IPC, at Police Station Hathin, District Palwal. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully, including the impugned order dated 13.11.2010, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal, vide which application filed on behalf of the present petitioner for grant of regular bail was dismissed. This is third application for regular bail filed on behalf of petitioner-accused. First application was got dismissed as withdrawn vide Crl.M.No.M-17961 of 2011(O&M) -2- order dated 25.11.2010 passed in Crl.M.No.M-34563 of 2010 and the second application was also withdrawn vide order dated 4.4.2011, passed in Crl.M.No.M-5311 of 2011. Brief allegations against petitioner-accused are that he is father- in-law of deceased-Murti, who was married with co-accused and son of present petitioner Ved Pal in the year 2009. Father of deceased got married his second daughter and had given Alto car in her marriage and thereafter petitioner and his son Ved Pal and daughter of present petitioner started harassing the deceased by demanding Alto car in dowry and also started beating her. Complainant and some other villagers visited the house of petitioner and requested him and his son that he had already given dowry more than his capacity and that he was not in a position to give Alto car and that in future he would try to fulfill their demands. However, they remained adamant on their demands, humiliated them and pushed them out. Thereafter, deceased used to call number of times from her matrimonial home and used to tell complainant that he should fulfill the demand of her in-laws, failing which they would kill her. Even one day prior to the occurrence deceased gave a call to the complainant that she was given beatings by her in-laws. Dead-body of the deceased was found in the house of her in-laws and cause of death of deceased was hanging, i.e., unnatural death. She left behind two minor children aged 1-1/2 years and 2-1/2 years old. She died un-natural death in the house of her in-laws, just after three years of her marriage. There are specific allegations against the present petitioner. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is still at the stage of amendment of charge as per request of Crl.M.No.M-17961 of 2011(O&M) -3- prosecution and that no witness has been examined so far and that petitioner has been continuing in custody since July 31, 2010. It has been further contended that trial is not likely to be concluded in near future and there is tendency to rope in all the family members at the instance of complainant. However, in view of serious allegations against the accused, as discussed above, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner-Jaswant for grant of regular bail is, hereby, dismissed being devoid of any merit. 4.7.2011 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge