Cr.Misc. M 20174 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 20174 of 2009 Date of decision:- 4.2.2010 Gurmit Kaur petitioner vs State of Punjab Respondent Present: Mr. Hs Bhullar, Advocate. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Pb Mr. HS Dhandi, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI,J. The petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant Prabhjot Kaur, who was married to the petitioner's son Gurvinder Singh. She apprehends arrest in a case registered at the instance of Prabhjot Kaur alleging that she had been maltreated on account of demand of dowry and her dowry articles have been misappropriated. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complainant has already obtained an ex-parte divorce from the petitioner's son and that no recovery is to be affected, including the gold articles. Learned counsel for the complainant has sought intervention, at this stage, to bring it to the notice of the court that the gold ornaments are still with the the petitioner. It transpires during the course of arguments that there are some broken promises in consideration of the divorce, which has been obtained by the complainant, yet to be fulfilled. Without entering into the said controversy, I deem it appropriate, in the interest of justice, to grant the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Cr.Misc. M 20174 of 2009 2 Accordingly, the petition is allowed, interim order dated 12.8.2009 is hereby confirmed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner, she will be admitted to bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that she will appear before the investigating officer as and when required by the police and hand over the gold ornament, which is left to be recovered and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation at any stage. The petitioner will pay a sum of Rs.1.00 lac by 31.3.2010 in the shape of a bank draft in the name of the complainant, to be handed over to the investigating officer and another similar bank draft of Rs.1.00 lac by 30.4.2010, to be handed over to the investigating officer in the name of the complainant, payable at Ludhiana. It will be open to the investigating officer to hand over the said drafts to the complainant without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner or the complainant. The said amount will be adjustable at the time of final settlement between the parties, which is stated to be under way. The petitioner will also not leave India without the permission of the court. It is further observed that it will be open to the parties to approach this court for quashing of the proceedings in case the matter is amicably settled at any stage. February 4 ,2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) TSM JUDGE