IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-34806 of 2011 Date of decision : December 09, 2011 Navdeep Kaur ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Ms Paramjit Kaur Deol, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. RS Rawat, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Krishan Sehajpal, Advocate, for the complainant – respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Accused Navdeep Kaur has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 197 dated 4.12.2010, under sections 406, 494, 498-A, 323, 324 IPC, registered at Police Station Phagwara City, District Kapurthala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Parties have effected compromise Annexure P/6. Counsel for respondent no. 2 – complainant admits the said compromise. As per compromise, out of total amount of Rs nine lacs to be paid to the complainant, a sum of Rs 2.5 lacs had already been paid and the balance Criminal Misc. No. M-34806 of 2011 -2- amount of Rs 6.5 lacs is to be paid at the time of quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise. The petitioner is sister-in-law of the complainant. The petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2011 i.e. for more than one and half months. Keeping in view the aforesaid but without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Kapurthala. If the balance amount is not paid to the complainant as per compromise, the complainant/State shall be at liberty to apply for cancellation of the instant bail order. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 09, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'