IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7751 of 2009 Date of decision: 21st March, 2009 Prince @ Sarabjit Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Bimal Chandan Bitta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ashit Mallik, Advocate for the complainant. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Issue notice of motion. On the asking of Court, Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the State. Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 73 dated 26.02.2009 registered at Police Station Sadar Thanesar under Sections 323, 452, 504, 506 IPC. In the present case, petitioner is a young boy of 19 years. He had gone to the house of the complainant and had abused the mother of the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner had an affair with the complainant. Later, on refusal of the complainant to accept advances of the petitioner, in frustration, petitioner had gone to the house of the complainant and had caused simple injuries. Criminal Misc. No. M-7751 of 2009 Non-bailable offence in the present case fall under Section 452, 506 IPC. Counsel for the complainant was present yesterday. The case was adjourned on March 20, 2009 for today. Today, the complainant and the petitioner are present in Court. Petitioner has sought forgiveness from the complainant. Counsel for the complainant has stated that since marriage prospects of the complainant will be effected, therefore, in magnanimity, she will adhere to maxim of forgive and forget. Taking into consideration the young age of the petitioner and complainant and the fact that there is apprehension that letters annexed with the petition can be misused by the petitioner, petitioner is granted benefit of pre-arrest bail, as sending him behind the bars will complicate the life of two young persons. Pre-arrest bail is granted to the petitioner subject to the condition that henceforth petitioner will not disturb the life of the complainant. Mr. Bimal Chandan Bitta appearing for the petitioner has handed over the letters and photographs to the father of the complainant, who is present in Court today. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 21, 2009 rps 2