IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-27262 of 2008 Date of decision : December 1, 2009 Gurpurab Singh Petitioner Versus State of Punjab Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR Present : Mr. GPS Bal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.S. Pannu, DAG Punjab Mr. Sukhjit Singh, Advocate for the complainant NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of pre- arrest ad-interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest by the Arresting Officer/Investigating Officer/SHO in case FIR No. 137 dated 6.6.2008 under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 IPC registered at Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana. The petitioner is the husband of complainant and in the complaint specific allegations as alleged are demand of dowry and beating. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that present FIR was registered at Ludhiana and the police at Ludhiana has no jurisdiction to investigate the same. The entire incident as alleged in the FIR took place in Jammu and Kashmir. Learned counsel for the complainant does not dispute this factual position. Even otherwise, during the interim bail, the petitioner joined the investigation and was duly present before the Investigating Officer. Vide order dated 12.8.2009, this Court recorded that petitioner had joined the investigation and all the dowry articles have been recovered Crl. Misc. No. M-27262 of 2008 2 except gold. The fact whether the petitioner still has gold in his possession has yet to be ascertained. Learned counsel for the petitioner is ready to deposit an amount of Rs. 2 lacs in the trial Court towards the value of gold which may be handed over to either of the parties after conc lusion of the trial. Learned counsel for the complainant on instructions from Harvinder Kaur – complainant has agreed to the said offer. In view of the same, the petitioner shall be released on bail in the event of the arrest after furnishing bail bond to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer subject to deposit of Rs. 2 lacs in trial Court which shall be put in fixed deposit and will be released to the party who ultimately succeeds. Disposed off, accordingly. (Nirmaljit Kaur) 1.12.2009 Judge reena