CRM-M No. 16025 of 2010 **** Sandeep Nagpal vs. State of Punjab Present: Mr.Sachin Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Dr. U. S. Dhaliwal, Addl. AG, Punjab. Mr.Achin Gupta, Advocate for the complainant. **** This is a petition for anticipatory bail filed in case bearing FIR No. 296 dated 22.04.2010, under Sections 498-A, 506, 34 IPC(Section 406 IPC was added later on) registered at Police Station Kotwali,Bathinda. Interim order was granted to the petitioner protecting him from arrest and efforts were made to settle the marriage by sending the petition to the Mediation Center of this Court. However, those efforts did not succeed. Then on 11.02.2011 the following order was passed:- “This is a petition for anticipatory bail. The petitioner and the complainant (along with her father) are present in person. With the intervention of their counsel, an amicable settlement has been arrived at under which the parties will apply and obtain divorce by mutual consent. The petitioner will pay a sum of Rs. 5 lacs to the complainant in lieu of permanent alimony and settlement of all her claims. A sum of Rs. 2.50 lacs will be paid at the time of the filing of the divorce petition and the remaining amount of Rs. 2.50 lacs will be paid at the time of final decree. As undertaken by counsel for the parties, divorce petition shall be filed on or before 31.3.2011. Adjourned to 7.4.2011. Till then, arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed.” On 05.05.2011 neither the petitioner came present nor did he honour his commitment. The matter was adjourned for today. Learned CRM-M No. 16025 of 2010 -2- counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner had not contacted him and has neither come present. In the circumstances it would be seen that the petitioner has obtained interim bail on the specific ground that he was interested in settling the matter. Thereafter he has neither settled the matter nor honoured the commitment which he made in Court. Even he has not got effected any recovery. In the circumstances this petition is dismissed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE May 09, 2011 sunita