IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-33972 of 2008 Date of decision : 10.03.2009 Parminder Patial ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.K. Trikha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sartaj Singh Gill, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to order dated 23.12.2008, petitioner has already joined the investigation and also deposited a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- (two lacs) in the Court of Illaqa Magistrate. This fact is not disputed by counsel for the State who has made this statement on instructions from H.C. Onkar Singh who is present in Court. Counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that earlier a divorce petition was filed before the District Judge, Kangra in the year 2007. During the pendency of the said proceedings there were efforts for reconciliation of the matrimonial dispute. Resultantly, the said divorce petition was withdrawn on 03.03.2008. According to the counsel the present FIR has been lodged because the efforts for reconciliation failed. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered view that petitioner is entitled to concession of anticipatory bail. Accordingly order dated 23.12.2008, passed by this Court granting ad- interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner is hereby made absolute, subject to Crl. Misc No. M-33972 of 2008 -2- the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that amount of Rs. 2,00,000/- deposited in the Court of Illaqa Magistrate may be paid to the complainant. The trial court may disburse the said amount to the complainant. 10.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE