IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-36403/2010(O&M) Date of decision:13.12.2010. Kapil Kumar Sharma ....................Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Mansur Ali,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Petitioner, who has been arraigned as one of the accused in complaint No.168/1/09 dated 2.5.2008 titled Smt.Davinder Kaur v. Charanjit Singh @ Channi and others(P1) under Sections 376, 363,366,343,420,313,323,354,498-A,148,149,120-B IPC read with Section 3 and 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in order to join the process of the Court in pursuance to the summoning order dated 13.7.2010(P2). Learned counsel submits that from the contents of the complaint it is evident that the petitioner has nothing to do with the matrimonial dispute between complainant-respondent no.2 Smt.Davinder Kaur and co-accused husband Charanjit Singh and her in laws, since the petitioner is not related in any manner with the family of the husband of the complainant. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely roped in because he is an alleged friend of co-accused husband Charanjit Singh. It is next submitted that in any case the petitioner is ready and willing to join the proceedings of the Court. It is also submitted that the case is yet to be committed to the Court of Sessions. Notice of motion to AG Punjab only at this stage. At the asking of the Court, Mrs.RK Nihalsinghwala, Addl.AG Punjab accepts notice. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that prima facie, no offence, as alleged is made out. However, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case at this stage, I am of the view that the prayer of the petitioner deserves to be accepted. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial court on or before the next date fixed i.e. 4.1.2011 he shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of CJM,Jalandhar. Disposed of. 13.12.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge