JUDGMENT

Suvir Sehgal, J. (Oral). - The Court has been convened through video conferencing due to Covid-19 pandemic.

CRMNo.26367 of 2020

2. Application is allowed. Deposition of PW-9 and PW-10 is taken on record as Annexure P-6.

CRM-M-21625 of 2020

3. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 144 dated 21.09.2018 registered under Sections 304-B and 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 302 IPC was added later on, on 05.01.2019 in the alternate) at Police Station Sadar Fazilka, District Fazilka.

4. Counsel appearing for the petitioner has argued that FIR has been registered by Bakshish Singh, father of the deceased, Gurpreet Kaur on the allegation that petitioner and other relations of the husband of the deceased harassed her, demanded dowry and strangulated her to death. Counsel submits that four persons were named as accused, namely, (i) Narinder Singh, husband of the deceased, who has surrendered on 27.01.2021, (ii) Kamaljit Singh @ Kanwaljit Singh, father-in-law of the deceased, who has unfortunately expired, (iii) Roop Rani, mother-in-law of the deceased, who has been granted interim bail by this Court in CRM-M-49851 of 2018 on 21.01.2021 and (iv) Navdeep Singh, broth