Crl. Misc. No. M-31322 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-31322 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 07, 2011 Sukhbir Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Liaqat Ali, Advocate for Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab with Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the complainant. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Pursuant to order of the preceding date, respondent no.2- complainant is present in person along with her counsel. On the other side, petitioner's mother is said to be present. Respondent no.2 has flatly refused to join the matrimonial home in view of her past experience there leading to lodging of the instant FIR. Consequently, amicable settlement between the parties is not possible, at this stage. Accused Sukhbir Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory Crl. Misc. No. M-31322 of 2011 2 bail in case FIR No.44 dated 09.09.2011, under Sections 406 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Petitioner is husband of the complainant. There are allegations of demand of dowry and harassment of the complainant for the same. Dowry articles are also yet to be recovered. Keeping in view the same, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Dismissed, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case. December 07, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE