The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed the bail application of the petitioner. The matter involved an FIR under Sections 304-B/498-A IPC regarding dowry death, and the court declined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
Bail application dismissed; petitioner not enlarged on bail.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No. M-10331 of 2011 (O&M)
Date of Decision: April 06, 2011
Savitri Devi
…Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana
… Respondent
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH
Present: Mr. Surinder Singh Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Alok Singh, J. (Oral)
This is a petition seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 94 dated 31.05.2010, under Sections 304-B/498-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Bhattu Kalan.
As per the prosecution story, soon after the marriage, husband, father-in-law, present petitioner (motherin-law) started demanding car in the dowry; Savita, daughter of the complainant, was tortured repeatedly in connection with demand of the dowry for which an application was filed
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in Police Station Adampur and before Superintendent of Police, Hisar and Nodal Cell; Nodal Cell, Hisar persuaded Savita and her husband Rohtash to compromise the matter and her husband and in-laws promised that they would not harass her on account of demand of dowry in future. Therefore, Savita was sent back to her matrimonial house. Thereafter, again accused party started treating Savita with cruelty for demand of dowry. Savita was found dead in her matrimonial house within 7 years of marriage. Cause of death was strangulation. I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
Dismissed.
April 06, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be granted regular bail in her crime no. M-10331 of 2011.
Savitri Devi
State of Haryana
Alok Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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