CRM No. M-9742 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-9742 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.04.2009 Kuldeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. N.G. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 498-A, 406, 506 IPC, vide FIR No.9 dated 13th January, 2009 at Police Station Khanna, District Ludhiana. The allegations against the petitioner, who is husband of the complainant, are that he subjected his wife to cruelty for greed of dowry. The complainant has alleged that she was mentally and physically tortured for bringing less dowry. She was in fact turned out of the matrimonial home in September, 2008 by the petitioner after giving severe beating. The gold ornaments and expensive clothes of the complainant were retained by the petitioner and his family members. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. According to the counsel, marriage ceremony was very simple and no dowry was given at CRM No. M-9742 of 2009 2 that time. Moreover, behaviour of the complainant was quarrelsome which led to the matrimonial discord. According to the counsel, the complainant had left the matrimonial home of her own accord. The petitioner, on the other hand, sought restitution of conjugal rights by moving a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. In view of the fact that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature, I do not find it a fit case for grant of concession of anticipatory bail to him. As regards submissions of the counsel, most of which are factual in nature, no finding can be returned at this stage. The dowry articles are allegedly still in possession of the accused. The petition is, therefore, devoid of merit and the same is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE April 17, 2009 'rajpal'