Crl. Misc. No. M-6189 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-6189 of 2011 Date of Decision: November 23, 2011 Harvinder Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr.Amit Mehta, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Jatinder Kaur alleging that she was married to Balwinder Singh, real brother of petitioner on December 18, 2008. Complainant claims that she had been treated with cruelty for having not brought sufficient dowry by her husband and other family members. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to oppose the petition for pre-arrest bail contending that the brother of the petitioner has Crl. Misc. No. M-6189 of 2011 [2] left India and gone to Singapore and that there are chances of petitioner absconding in case he is granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. I have heard counsel for the complainant and gone through the facts and circumstances of the case. State counsel on the instructions of HC Balwinder Singh informs that the passport of the petitioner has been taken in custody by the police. In view of the abovesaid circumstances, the petitioner can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that he will join investigation as and when required by the police; he will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner and that he will not leave India without the permission of the trial Court. November 23, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE