CRM No.M-30088 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 1.11.2010 Gurjit Kaur wife of Pritam Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.S.K.Budhladawale, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Shilesh Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) Invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC., petitioner Gurjit Kaur wife of Pritam Singh, has instituted the present petition for anticipatory bail in a case registered against her alongwith her other co-accused, namely, Harjeet Singh, vide FIR No.167 dated 9.9.2010, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 309, 406, 498-A and 506 IPC by the police of Police Station Model Town, Ludhiana. 2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after considering the matter deeply, to my mind, the present petition deserves to be accepted in this respect. 4. What is not disputed here is that the petitioner is an unfortunate mother-in-law of complainant Jaspreet Kaur. Harjeet Singh, husband of the complainant was arrested and allowed regular bail by the Additional Sessions Judge and all the dowry articles have already been recovered from him. Only general and vague allegations with regard to cruelty on account of and in connection with the demand of dowry are alleged against the petitioner. Moreover, the learned State counsel, on instructions from HC Sukhwinder Singh, has stated CRM No.M-30088 of 2010 2 that the petitioner has already joined the investigation and she is no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. There is no history of previous involvement of the petitioner in any such case. 5. Therefore, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as detailed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the present petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in the obtaining circumstances of the instant case. 6. Consequently, it is directed that in the event of her arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory bail on her furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions that (i) she shall make herself available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required; (ii) she shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer and (iii) she will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 7. Needless to mention that in case, the petitioner does not cooperate or join the investigation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of her bail, in this relevant connection. 1.11.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge