IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-4283 of 2008 Date of decision: 8th January, 2009 Lakshmi … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG Punjab for the State. Mr. Jitender Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Lakshmi is unmarried sister of Tarlok Chand. Tarlok Chand was married with the complainant Parveen Kumari on 22nd June, 2003. Petitioner has been implicated in case FIR No. 218 dated 12.08.2006 registered at Police Station Sadar Amritsar under Section 498-A IPC. Role of the petitioner can only be determined after the evidence is led by the parties. Therefore, present FIR qua the petitioner cannot be quashed taking the relationship into consideration. However, since petitioner was an unmarried sister, her personal appearance before trial Court is exempted, subject to her filing an undertaking that she shall cause her appearance as and when required by the trial Court. She shall also file an undertaking that the evidence, if any, recorded in her absence but in the presence of her counsel, shall be binding upon her. The trial Court may incorporate any other conditions in the undertaking to be submitted by the accused. Petitioner shall be permitted to raise all the Criminal Misc. No. M-4283 of 2008 arguments, available to her under law, before the trial Court, at appropriate stage. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 8, 2009 rps 2