In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh
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Criminal Misc. No.M-8464 of 2009
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Date of decision:27.4.2009
Kulwinder Kaur
.....Petitioner
v.
State of Punjab
.....Respondent
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Present: Mr.L.S. Goraya, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the
respondent-State.
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S.S. Saron, J.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against her
for the offence under Section 306 IPC.
The FIR has been registered on the statement of Lakhwinder
Singh, who stated that on 25.6.2008 he along with his father Puran Singh
(deceased) were working in their fields. Then his aunt (father’s younger
brother’s wife), namely, Kulwinder Kaur (petitioner) came to the tube-well
at about 10.00 a.m. and abused Puran Singh. She asked him to give turn of
the water first from the tube-well. She pulled the hair and beard of Puran
Singh. Besides, she assaulted and grappled with him. Puran Singh felt
disrespected and aggrieved from the petitioner and he consumed intoxicant
tablets which were kept in the room of the tube-well due to anger. When he
came out of the room he started vomiting. Sukhwinder Kaur-mother of the
complainant came to the tube-well. On seeing her, Kulwinder Kaur
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(petitioner) ran away from the spot.
The question whether the petitioner abetted the suicide of Puran
Singh is to be considered and gone into after evidence has been led by the
prosecution. At this stage, it cannot be said that the petitioner indeed had
abetted commission of suicide by Puran Singh (deceased).
In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the
controversy, the petitioner on her furnishing personal bond and surety to the
satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur shall be
admitted to bail.
April 27, 2009. (S.S. Saron)
Judge
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