In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 4867 of 2009 Date of decision: 31.3.2009 Chandi Ram ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. R.K.Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sidharth Sarup, AAG, Haryana. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Chandi Ram under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 311 dated 25.12.2008, under Sections 406, 498-A, 323 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Pundri, District Kaithal. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that so far no dowry articles had been given to the petitioner by the parents of the complainant as after marriage the girl had not joined her matrimonial home so far. The relevant ceremony in this regard had not been performed. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted Criminal Misc. No.M- 4867 of 2009 -2- that although the petitioner has joined investigation but he has not returned the Stridhan articles as per the list submitted by the complainant to the Investigating Agency. Since the petitioner, despite having joined the investigation, has failed to return the Stridhan articles, and keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE March 31, 2009 anita