Jasveer Kaur v. State Of Punjab

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : November 25, 2019 Jasveer Kaur ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Fateh Deep Singh Present :

Mr. Munish Raj Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Virk, DAG, Haryana for the State with ASI Sher Singh Fateh Deep Singh, J. (Oral) In this anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. filed in case FIR No. 358 dated 6.9.2019 under Section 306 IPC, Police Station City Barnala, the case was got registered by the unfortunate mother complainant Harpreet Kaur widow of Jagtar Singh, an expolice official and the petitioner happens to be elder sister of deceased Jaswinder Kaur, both daughters of the complainant. It is upon death of Jagtar Singh a dispute arose between the siblings

-2over compassionate appointment in which the parties were in favour of offering job to deceased Jaswinder Kaur but the petitioner and son of the complainant namely Gurmeet Singh started a dispute often threatening, blackmailing and physically intimidating the deceased. It is on account of intimidatory tactics of the accused brother and sister of the duo of the deceased the deceased was compelled to commit suicide on 25.8.2019 leading to the registration of the present case.

Learned counsel for the petitioner inter-alia contends that there is no specific allegations against the petitioner who is married lady and that nothing is to be recovered. It is contended that the parties have effected settlement which entitles the petitioner to concession of bail.

Learned State counsel has stoutly opposed the bail on the grounds that the very suicide note written by the deceased is illustrative how the accused have abetted in the suicide and in view of the seriousness of the offence disentitles her to any bail. Be so as it may that the parties have effected settlement. However, keeping in view the allegations that has come about in the suicide note are clearly illustrative of the role of the accused for abetment to suicide by the deceased. Custodial interrogation of the

-3petitioner is very much essential. Having no merit, the present petition stands dismissed.

The present petition stands disposed off accordingly. The observations made herein above shall have no bearing on the merits of the case as these are purely for the disposal of the present bail application.

( Fateh Deep Singh ) November 25, 2019 Judge 'tiwana'

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