Crl. Misc.No.M-3674 of 2011(O&M) # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-3674 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision:-02.05.2011 Mohd. Jamil. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. G.N. Malik, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Mohd. Yusuf, Advocate for the Complainant. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Crl. Misc.No.6668 of 2011 Allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc.No.M 3674 of 2011 Prayer under Section 438 Cr.PC is for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner Mohd. Jamil in case FIR No.104 dated 25.09.2010 under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, P.S. Amargarh, District Sangrur. As per allegations levelled in the FIR by complainant-Anwari wife of petitioner Mohd. Jamil, she was being maltreated and harassed by the petitioner along with her parents-in-law for bringing insufficient dowry articles. Crl. Misc.No.M-3674 of 2011(O&M) # 2# Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated and that the present FIR has been lodged after more than 09 years of the marriage. It is further submitted that pursuant to the directions issued vide order dated 09.03.2011 petitioner has joined the investigation and entire dowry articles have been got recovered and nothing more is to be returned. Learned State counsel on instructions from SI Kuldeep Singh submits that petitioner Mohd. Jamil has joined the investigation and most of the articles have been recovered, however, some gold/silver articles still remain to be recovered. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and without commenting on the merits of the case, in view of the petitioner having cooperated during investigation, in my considered view the mere dispute with regard to non return of some dowry articles would not be a basis to deny the petitioner the concession of pre arrest bail since the primary purpose of investigation is to inquire and interrogate the petitioner in relation to the alleged offences. The accused having joined and co-operated in the investigations, the mere allegations and counter allegations of return and non return of dowry articles at this stage would not impede the extending of concession of pre-arrest bail. Thus the interim protection/bail granted vide order dated 09th of March, 2011 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE May 02, 2011 Vinay