Crl. Misc. No. M-14771 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-14771 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 22, 2010 Reshma and another …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Sachin Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.P.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr.Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner No.1 is mother-in-law and petitioner No.2 is unmarried sister-in-law of complainant Anita Khurana. The allegation against the petitioners is that they had treated the complainant with cruelty. It is claimed that the petitioners are residing separately and that petitioner No.1 has disinherited her son. Crl. Misc. No. M-14771 of 2010 [2] Pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court, the petitioners who are ladies, have already joined investigation and are not required for custodial interrogation as per the statement made by State counsel on the instructions of HC Baljinder Singh. Recoveries, if any, can be effected from the co-accused of the petitioner i.e. husband of the complainant whose petition is stated to be pending before this Court. Petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioners, they will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that they will join investigation as and when required by the police and that they will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner. The petitioners would be required to furnish bail bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, in case the prosecution agency opts to present challan against them. July 22, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE