Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 30: Special Municipal Mobile Magistrate Jammu M R Chak today rejected the bail application of husband and father-in-law of a woman in abetment to suicide case.
According to the police case, on March 13, 2017, Sainik Colony Police came to be informed by GMC Jammu that a woman Kushbir Kour, wife of Narinder Pal Singh of Extension Sector No.1 Sainik Colony has died under suspicious circumstances.
Upon this information, inquest proceeding were initiated and during the course of investigation statements of the witnesses under Section 175 CrPC were recorded and on the basis of these proceedings, FIR No. 33/2017 under Section 306 RPC was lodged.
After hearing Advocate Rajesh Kumar appearing for the applicants whereas Senior PO Anil Dev Singh Jamwal appearing for the State, the court observed, “as of now statement of only one witness—mother of the deceased has been recorded, who in her statement under Section 164-A CrPC before the court has deposed that they had given sufficient dowry to their daughter at the time of her marriage in the year 2013 and conduct of her in-laws was cordial with her for about 10 months but thereafter they started harassing her”.
“She has further stated that accused have murdered their daughter as deceased was well educated and would have never committed suicide as is attributed by the accused”, the court further observed, adding “investigation of the case is still in its infancy and besides recording statements of the witness, post mortem report is yet awaited”.
“Offence under Section 306 RPC is a heinous offence, in which a young lady has lost her life and circumstances do not warrant indulgence of this court at this stage whereby accused deserve concession of bail”, the court said while rejecting the bail application of Narinder Pal Singh and his father Gurbachan Singh, father-in-law of deceased.
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