Crl. Misc. No.M-12801 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-12801 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 25, 2011 Amarjit Kaur …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.S.S. Hira, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr.M.S. Dhami, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant who was married to Sukhwinder Singh, son of the petitioner. There are allegations of demand of luxury car and retention of dowry articles by the petitioner and her son. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the son of the petitioner is residing in England and the complainant after marriage had Crl. Misc. No.M-12801 of 2011 [2] joined the son of the petitioner in England but on account of differences having arisen between the complainant and her son, the complainant has returned back. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to oppose the petition for pre-arrest bail on the ground that recoveries are yet to be effected from the petitioner as two gold sets and other articles which were entrusted to the petitioner have been retained by her. I have heard counsel for the petitioner, State counsel as well as counsel for the complainant. The petitioner has joined investigation pursuant to the interim orders passed by this Court. There is a controversy regarding the recoveries of the jewellery articles. Without entering into the controversy whether the articles were entrusted to the petitioner or not, I am of the considered opinion that the grievance of the complainant, if any, is against the son of the petitioner. So far as the disputed dowry articles are concerned, the petitioner can be asked to compensate the complainant in lieu of the disputed articles. Petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner, she will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the following conditions:- i) that the petitioner will join investigation as and when required by the police; ii) that she will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner; and Crl. Misc. No.M-12801 of 2011 [3] iii) that the petitioner will pay a sum of Rs.2 lacs in the shape of bank draft to the complainant without prejudice to the rights of the complainant or the rights of the petitioner, in lieu of the alleged dowry articles, claimed by the complainant, to be in possession of the petitioner within a period of two months. The bank draft will be handed over to the investigating officer. The investigating officer will hand over the said bank draft to the complainant. In case of violation of any of the abovesaid conditions, it will be open to the complainant or the State to seek the cancellation of the bail. August 25, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE