Crl. Misc. No. M-18685 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-18685 of 2010 Date of Decision: August 10, 2010 Preet Kaur ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Narinder S. Lucky, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.52 dated 4.3.2010, under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station City Mansa, District- Mansa. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 6.3.2010 and has two minor children to look after. The husband of the petitioner had committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan. The petitioner had not abetted the said act. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 6.3.2010 and challan has already been presented in this case and the case is fixed for prosecution evidence before the trial Court, it would be just and Crl. Misc. No. M-18685 of 2010 2 expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate Mansa. (SABINA) August 10, 2010 JUDGE Anand