Crl.M.No.34643-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.34643-M of 2010 Date of Order: 14.12.2010 Harmesh Lal and another .....Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. A.P.S. Deol, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Saurab Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl.A.G, Haryana. Mr. Vinay Jhingan, Advocate for the complainant. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Petitioners-father in law and mother in law, who both are stated to be 61 years old, have filed the present petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory/pre arrest bail in case FIR No.374 dated 13.11.2010 under Sections 420/498-A/406/506/120-B IPC, P.S Sector 5, Panchkula lodged by the father of the daughter-in-law (Aparna Mahajan) of the petitioners. It is submitted that marriage of Amit Gupta-son of the petitioners was solemnized with Aparna Mahajan on 10.3.2007 and soon thereafter Amit Gupta, who is an NRI had left for his home in Canada. It is further stated that for 3 years, Aparna Mahajan stayed with her in-laws i.e the petitioners and on clearance of her immigration papers, she left for Canada to join her husband in September, 2010. It appears that due to their Crl.M.No.34643-M of 2010 #2# temperamental differences, divorce proceedings in Canada were instituted by the husband. Learned counsel submits that the present FIR has been lodged by the father of Aparna with false averments and as a counter blast to the divorce proceedings instituted by the son of the petitioners in Canada. It is further contended that the complainant party at the time of marriage knew that their son-in-law Amit Gupta was a divorcee and in any case it is evident that he was shown to be a divorcee at the time of registration of marriage on 20.3.2007 and no issue was raised by the complainant party. Learned state counsel, on instructions from Inspector Tarsem Lal, states that the petitioners have joined investigation and their custodial interrogation is no longer required. It is further stated that the dowry articles have been returned. In view of the above, interim protection/ pre arrest bail granted vide order dated 26.11.2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. December 14, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE