Crl.M.No.26734-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.26734-M of 2010 Date of Order: 3.12.2010 Paramjit Kaur .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory/pre arrest bail on behalf of mother in law of complainant-Amarjit Kaur in case FIR No.87 dated 9.8.2010 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, P.S Gharinda, District Amritsar. As per allegations in the FIR lodged by the complainant- Amarjit Kaur, she was maltreated and mentally tortured soon after her marriage on 1.6.2009 by her husband-Lachhman Singh, father in law Baldev Singh, mother in law-Paramjit Kaur (Petitioner) and sisters in law Roni and Gurpinder Kaur for bringing insufficient dowry. There was persistent demand of a big car in dowry by the named accused. It is further alleged that during her pregnancy because of non-fulfilment of the demand for car, she was turned out of her matrimonial home. However, due to the intervention of the respectables, she returned back to her matrimonial home. It is further alleged that at the time of birth of the son of Lachhman Singh- Crl.M.No.26734-M of 2010 #2# husband (son of the petitioner) on 10.4.2010, family of in-laws were given gold ornaments and other articles by her parents but the named accused stuck to their demand of car. It is alleged that the complainant was given beatings and finally turned her out of the house while retaining her entire istridhan. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present FIR is counter blast to the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act filed by the husband of the complainant and that no specific allegation has been levelled against the petitioner-mother in law. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Karamjit Singh, states that the petitioner-mother in law along with rest of co-accused has been specifically named by the complainant with regard to her maltreatment and harassment for demand of more dowry specially a big car. He further on instructions from ASI Karamjit Singh, states that gold ornaments are yet to be recovered in the present case. Without commenting upon merit of the case and taking into account the gravity of the offence, I do not deem it appropriate to grant the concession of pre arrest bail to the petitioner as her custodial interrogation is necessary in this case. Dismissed. December 03, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE