Crl. Misc. No. M-34939 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-34939 of 2011 Date of Decision : November 30, 2011 Amanpreet Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. N. K. Verma, Advocate for Mr. Paramdeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Chaudhary, DAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Amanpreet Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.131 dated 25.09.2011, under Sections 406 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station City Kharar, District S. A. S. Nagar (Mohali). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Petitioner is husband of the complainant. It is alleged that the petitioner, under the influence of liquor, used to beat the complainant daily. Crl. Misc. No. M-34939 of 2011 2 The petitioner also allegedly made demands of dowry and has misappropriated dowry articles of the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner and the complainant were residing in rented accommodation separately from the petitioner's family and the instant FIR has been lodged to pressurize the petitioner and his family to enable the complainant to reside with petitioner's family. The contention cannot be accepted at this stage. On the other hand, as mentioned herein before, the petitioner had been giving beatings to the complainant daily under influence of liquor. Even if the complainant wants to settle with the petitioner's family, may be to protect herself from the beatings being given to her by the petitioner, no adverse inference can be drawn against the complainant on this count. Petitioner is husband of the complainant and is supposed to be her protector, but has turned to be her predator. Keeping in view all the circumstances of the case, but without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, I do not find it to be a fit case to grant concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. November 30, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE