Criminal Misc. No. M-8147 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-8147 of 2009 Date of Decision: 19.5.2009 Navsher Singh Puar …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Arihant Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 107 dated 7.3.2009, registered at Police Station Division No. 6, District Jalandhar, under Sections 498-A, 323 & 34 IPC. Petitioner and complainant-respondent No.2 are well educated but their marriage has failed. There are allegations of demand of dowry, whereas petitioner has projected that this is a case of maladjustment. An attempt was made by this Court to reconcile the differences between the husband and wife. Attempt has failed. Taking Criminal Misc. No. M-8147 of 2009 2 this fact into consideration, no ground is made to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. However, taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is a young educated man, it is ordered that in case petitioner surrender before the trial Court on or before 28.5.2009, his regular bail application shall be decided on the same day, after period of police remand is over. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 19, 2009 “DK”