IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 18562 of 2011 Date of decision: 7.9.2011 Parminder Singh petitioner vs State of Haryana respondent Present:- Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG, Hry M.M.S.BEDI, J. The petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him alleging matrimonial cruelty by his wife Simarjit Kaur. The petitioner is also alleged to have misappropriated the dowry articles. It is an admitted fact that the marriage of the petitioner to the complainant is more than 13 years old. There appears to be a matrimonial dispute on the basis of allegation that the complainant had committed theft. The petitioner has also levelled allegations of immorality against the complainant. Without entering into the details of the allegations and the counter allegations of husband and wife, the petitioner can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail in view of petitioner having joined the investigation. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner, he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that he will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation. September 7 , 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE