In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of Decision:February 18, 2009 Crl. Misc. No. M- 627 of 2009 Jagjit Singh ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Crl. Misc. No. 636 of 2009 Balbir Singh ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA *** Present: Mr. S.S.Sidhu,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab *** SABINA, J. This order shall dispose of above mentioned two criminal misc. petitions. Petitioners Jagjit Singh and Balbir Singh have filed these petitions under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) for grant of regular bail to them in case FIR No. 39 dated 6.7.2008 under Sections 376/506/498-A/406/120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station, Phul, District Bathinda. The allegations levelled in the FIR are that the marriage between complainant and Jagjit Singh-petitioner(in Crl. Misc. No. 627 of 2009) was solemnized on 24.2.2008. Sufficient dowry was given at the time of marriage. However, husband and in-laws of the complainant were greedy persons and were not happy with the dowry articles and harassed the complainant on account of insufficient dowry. All the accused persons insisted that the complainant should bring more dowry. The accused also pressurized the complainant to have illicit relations with her brother-in-law- Guranjit Singh but complainant was not agreeable to the same. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners were in custody since 7.7.2008. Guranjit Singh-co accused has been allowed anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 17.11.2008 in Crl. Misc. No. M-19529 of 2008. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petitions. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 7.7.2008, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, these petitions are allowed. Petitioners be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda. (SABINA) JUDGE February 18, 2009 PARAMJIT