In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 14797 of 2010 Date of decision: 19.5.2010 Kamla Devi ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sidharath Sarup, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 188 dated 4.5.2009, under Sections 498-A, 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Rai District Sonepat. The contents of the FIR (Annexure P-1) read as under:- “ It is submitted that I, Ishwar Singh son of Sh.Chandgi Ram, Caste Brahmin am resident of village Shimla Gujran, Police Station Bapoli, District Panipat. I have three daughters and a son. Out of which eldest is Aarti, Deepak and Monika and youngest daughter is Sonia. I had solemnized the marriage of my daughter Monika on 15.3.2008 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies with Kuldeep son of Kartara, Caste Brahmin, resident of Criminal Misc. No.M- 14797 of 2010 -2- village Badh Khasla, Police Station Rai, District Sonepat. That after the marriage, when my daughter had visited my house, who told me and my wife Shakuntla alias Guddi and my elder brother Jai Parkash, my bhabi Jeewani that her in-laws family is not satisfied with the dowry given by you and they are taunting me with the saying that you have come from a starved family, my husband Kuldeep and mother-in-law Kamla are taunting me and demanded a car. That my son-in-law came to my house and I make him understand and sent my daughter Monika with him. Thereafter, my elder brother Jai Parkash, visisted the house of the in-laws of my daughter and requested to my son-in-law Kuldeep and Kamla mother-in-law of my daughter that we are very poor persons and we are having other girls also, we are not in a position to give car. After making them understand and my daughter, they came back. That in the March 2009, my daughter Monika came to our house and she stayed with us for 15- 20 days. Monika told my wife that she is pregnant and my daughter told me, my brother, my bhabhi and my wife that her husband and her mother-in-law are humiliating me and they keep her standing in the sun shine with the saying that till you not bring the car from your parents we will behave with you like this. That my daughter many a Criminal Misc. No.M- 14797 of 2010 -3- times told us on telephone in this regard. They today dated 4.5.2009 at about 11-12 hours we came to know that our daughter is burnt to death. On this information, I along with my wife, elder brother Jai Parkash and my Jeeja Piare Lal and some other persons of village and one-two relatives reached at the house of in-laws of my daughter. When we saw the dead body and enquired about the circumstances then we came to know that she has been murdered. That I have make myself fully satisfied at my own level that my son-in-law Kuldeep and mother-in-law Kamla have killed my pregnant daughter Monika after burning her in the greed of dowry, legal action may be taken against them.” After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the instant petition deserves dismissal. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. The daughter-in-law of the petitioner has died within fourteen months of her marriage due to burn injuries. Deceased was on the family way. There are allegations that she was being harrased on account of demand of dowry. In these circumstances, no ground for grant of bail to the petitioner is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE May 19, 2010 anita