(1.) The petitioner has sought regular bail in FIR No.78/2016, registered at Police Station, Gohar, District Mandi, on 13.05.2016, under Sections 498 -A, 306 IPC.
(2.) The respondents have produced the records of investigation and have also filed the status report.
(3.) The story of the prosecution as emerges from the records is that a complaint came to be lodged by Daulat Ram wherein it was stated that marriage of his daughter Kaushalaya Devi was solemnized about 12 years back with the son of the petitioner. Out of their wedlock, no issue was born and due to this reason, the petitioner was alleged to be harassing his daughter, both physically as also mentally, teasing her that she was a barren lady. This drove the deceased to take her life and the petitioner was accordingly charged for the offences aforesaid.