Punjab and Haryana HC Denies Bail to Mother in Honour Killing Case of Minor Daughter

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Anurupa Pal

Published On: March 19, 2022 at 15:33 IST

Punjab and Haryana High Court Dismissed the Plea for Regular Bail of the Petitioner who is involved in a Case of Honour Killing the Bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill Rejected the Bail Plea of the Petitioner and Directed the Trial to be Expedited.

The Case came up because of a Result of a Conspiracy between the Petitioner Mother and Adoptive Parents of the Minor Daughter who hired Professional Killers to get their Daughter Killed for ‘Compromising Their Honour’ by Eloping with a Balmiki Boy.

This is the Case of Double Murders where in the event the Minor Daughter along with Police Personnel Died.

The Undisputed Facts of the Case are that Sarita is the Biological Mother of the Deceased Juvenile, Mamta who was given in Adoption to her Paternal Uncle and Aunt.

Mamta Eloped with a Boy who belonged to a Balmiki caste.

Her decision was not welcomed by the Family and they saw it as an act of Embarrassment and Disgrace.

They Entered into a Conspiracy to Hire Professional Killers and Killed Mamta.

When Mamta was produced before Juvenile Justice Board, the Complainants named Superintendent Narender and Constable Sushila were accompanying her.

The Professional Killers came on a Motorcycle and fired on Mamta, due to which Mamta Died and Superintendent Narendra eventually succumbed to his Injuries.

The present First Information Record was registered on the Complaint.

The Court after Hearing Both the Counsels and Rejecting the Contentions of the Petitioners held that the Facts stated above have been Corroborated with various events that do not Leave any Room for Leniency.

The Petitioner being the Biological Mother and during the Proceedings of the Trial Two Eye-Witnesses have supported the Prosecution Case said that Accused were Granted Bail because they were not related to the Deceased, unlike the Petitioner being the Biological Mother and during the Proceedings of the Trial Two Eye-Witnesses have supported the Prosecution Case.

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