Crl.Misc.No.M-23843 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-16.9.2010 Jeet Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Sandeep S.Majithia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) Having exercised their right of anticipatory bail and lost before the Sessions Court, petitioners Jeet Singh and Labh Kaur, unfortunate parents-in-laws of complainant Karamjit Kaur, have directed the present petition for the grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered against them, vide FIR No.126 dated 25.6.2010 (Annexure P1), on accusation of having committed the offence punishable under sections 406 and 498-A IPC by the police of Police Station Raikot, Distt.Ludhiana (Rural), invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC. 2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, after going through the record with their valuable assistance and after deep consideration of the matter, to my mind, the petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail in the obtaining circumstances of the case. 4. As is evident from the record that the only allegations against the petitioners are that they used to taunt the complainant Karamjit Kaur. No other overt act or any role is assigned to them. All the main allegations in the FIR are assigned to Sukhdev Singh accused-husband of complainant, who was arrested and was allowed regular bail. It is not a matter of dispute that the petitioners have Crl.Misc.No.M-23843 of 2010 2 already joined the investigation and they are no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. The offences alleged against the petitioners are triable by the Court of Magistrate. There is no previous history of involvement of the petitioners in any such case. Moreover, the basic rule is bail and not jail in such like cases. 5. So, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the present petition for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of their arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail on their furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer. 6. However, the petitioners are directed to make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required. They shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. They will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 16.9.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge