Crl. Misc. No.M-31770 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-31770 of 2010 Date of decision: 03.02.2011 Nirmal Singh .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .. Respondent Present:- Mr.P.S. Jammu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.T.S. Salana, DAG, Punjab. Mr.J.S. Thind, Advocate, for the complainant. * * * * S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him on 10.09.2010 for the offences under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC. The FIR in the case has been lodged on the complaint of Sarvdhian Singh Gill whose daughter Loveleen Kaur Gill is married to Barinder Singh Sandhu. The petitioner-Nirmal Singh is accused No.5 in the complaint (FIR lodged by the complainant). The petitioner is the paternal uncle (chacha) of Barinder Singh Sandhu (husband of Loveleen Kaur Gill). The married couple Barinder Singh Sandhu and Loveleen Kaur Gill are residing in USA. Barinder Singh Sandhu has filed a petition (Annexure P-2) seeking divorce. Loveleen Kaur Gill has filed her reply (Annexure P-3) to the said petition. In the reply, that has been filed, there Crl. Misc. No.M-31770 of 2010 ::2:: is no allegation of harassment being meted out so far by the petitioner -Nirmal Singh. The petitioner is residing at Fatehabad whereas the matrimonial dispute has primarily occurred in USA. According to the learned counsel for the complainant, the dowry articles are to be recovered from the petitioner and the petitioner was the main person who had solemnized the marriage between Barinder Singh Sandhu and Loveleen Kaur Gill. Therefore, he is liable to be proceeded against. Learned counsel for the State has, however, stated that in consequence of the interim bail granted to the petitioner on 28.10.2010, the petitioner has joined the investigation. In the facts and circumstances and keeping in view the fact that the allegations of the matrimonial dispute had primarily occurred in USA; besides, the petitioner is stated to be a distant paternal uncle (chacha) of Barinder Singh Sandhu (husband of Loveleen Kaur Gill) and he has joined the investigation, it would be just and expedient to confirm the interim bail. Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and the interim bail granted on 28.10.2010 is made absolute. (S.S. SARON) February 03, 2011 JUDGE sukhpreet