Crl. Misc.No.M-22407 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-22407 of 2010 Date of Decision:-21.09.2010 Shakuntala Devi. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer is under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner(mother-in-law) in case FIR No.226 dated 23.6.2010 under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 376 and 34 of Indian Penal Code registered with Police Station Mohindergarh, District Mohindergarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made by the prosecutrix namely Sarita her daughter-in-law are concocted and due to political rivalry. As per the allegations in the FIR petitioner(mother-in-law) Crl. Misc.No.M-22407 of 2010 # 2# along with her husband Rajinder(father-in-law) and their son Suresh (husband of the complainant), were forcing her to have illicit relations with different persons for the last 7/8 months in order to satisfy their demands for dowry. Learned State Counsel has filed an affidavit of Jagdish Nagar, SP Mohindergarh wherein it has been stated that complainant Sarita has got recorded her statement under Section 164 Cr.PC before Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate on 16.9.2010. It is also stated that the husband of the complainant has since been arrested. Learned State Counsel on instructions from ASI Mohinder Singh further states that in the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.PC the complainant has specifically named the petitioner Shakuntala Devi(mother-in-law) as one of the key player for the offence. Learned State counsel submits that the complainant has been found to be 15-1/2 years of age Keeping in view the nature and gravity of offence, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Dismissed. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 21st September,2010 Vinay