IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-7832 of 2010 Date of Decision: March 16, 2010 Neetu .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sandeep S. Majithia, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to release the amount of Rs.85,000/- deposited with the investigating officer in case FIR No.68 dated 21.7.2006 under Sections 406, 498-A, 120-B IPC registered with Police Station, Division No.2, Ludhiana. It transpires that the accused filed an application for bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. It seems that the complainant was pressing for recoveries to be effected whereupon statement was made on behalf of the accused that Crl. Misc. No. M-7832 of 2010 [2] a sum of Rs.85,000/- would be given to the investigating officer in lieu of dowry articles/ gold ornaments which allegedly were received by the accused. Accordingly, a sum of Rs.85,000/- was deposited with the investigating agency. Order dated 14.11.2006 (Annexure P-3) makes it clear that the amount would be dealt with as case property and paid to the person entitled after decision of the case. I have considered the issue. Petitioner is not entitled to the release of the amount in view of the fact that no determination has yet come from the Trial Court in regard to the amount of Rs.85,000/-. It would be for the Trial Court to deal with the amount after coming to a decision as to whether dowry at all was given by the petitioner/complainant to the accused. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) March 16, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?