IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-10.02.2025 Swaran Singh @ Sunny ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. P.S. Bhandari, AAG, Punjab.

JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

1. The present is a first petition filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.66 dated 17.05.2023 under Sections 306/34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Kabarwala, District Sri Muktsar Sahib..

2. Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate, has caused appearance on behalf of the petitioner and has filed his Power of Attorney, which is taken on record.

He submitted that he has been freshly engaged on behalf of the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that it is a case where the petitioner is in custody for 1 year, 8 months and 18 days. The allegation against the petitioner is that at his instance, his wife committed suicide because he was allegedly having an illicit relationship with another woman. He further submitted that the basic ingredients of Section 306 o