Criminal Misc.-M No. 1825 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 1825 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 8.8.2011 Deepak Khanna @ Deepak Kumar Khanna .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mrs. G. K. Turka, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Advocate for the complainant. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in the FIR got registered by his wife under Sections 498- A/406 IPC, Police Station, Bassi Pathana, District Fatehgarh Sahib. After issuance of notice of motion on 4.2.2011, the petitioner was directed to join investigation and his arrest was stayed. Thereafter, the matter was referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre in this court, however, the same could not be settled. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that it is a case in which the parties could not settle on account of their temperamental differences. The allegation in the FIR regarding beating is not supported by any evidence. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State as well as the complainant submitted that though the petitioner had joined investigation, Criminal Misc.-M No. 1825 of 2011 [2] however, certain dowry articles and the amount spent on marriage is yet to be recovered and for that purpose, the petitioner is required to be taken into custody. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, in my opinion, merely for recovery of dowry articles, which were allegedly given at the time of marriage, the petitioner cannot be directed to be taken into custody. The matter was sent to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre, however, at this stage, could not be settled, but tomorrow good sense may prevail upon the parties and they may again live together. Sending the petitioner to jail at this stage may result in creating a hurdle in that process. Considering the aforesaid facts, the interim bail granted to the petitioner on 4.2.2011 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 8.8.2011 mk