IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-30810 of 2009 Date of decision : November 23, 2009 Kuljeet Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Ms Renu Bala Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Kuljeet Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 212 dated 11.9.2009 under sections 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Shimla Puri, Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Petitioner is husband of the complainant. Marriage between them took place on 11.1.2008. According to the prosecution version, the trouble started soon thereafter. The petitioner along with other co-accused raised demand of Rs 2 lacs few days after the marriage and started torturing the complainant. She was also taunted that she was fat and not beautiful and she had not brought dowry according to the their expectations. On 14.3.2008, i.e. just 2 months after the marriage, complainant's father paid Rs one lac to the petitioner and his father. However, in spite thereof, the Criminal Misc. No. M-30810 of 2009 -2- troubles of the complainant did not end. The petitioner even gave beatings to her. She was sent to her parental home but with intervention of Councilor, she was sent to matrimonial home but even then petitioner and his co-accused kept on harassing the complainant. Further demand of Rs 10 lacs was raised saying that the petitioner had to be sent to Kenya to settle there. Other demands were also made. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is husband of the complainant and troubles for the complainant started soon after the marriage and all other circumstances but without meaning to express any opinion on merits, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) November 23, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'