In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 20485 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.7.2010 Anand Harjal ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Jai Vir Yadav , Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 535 dated 19.12.2009 under Sections 406/ 498-A/ 120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Camp Palwal. The contents of the FIR (Annexure P-1) read as under:- “ The applicant prays that the marriage of the applicant was solemnized with Anand Harjal s/o Vishanu Parshad Katol (Nagpur), Distt. Nagpur on 26.11.2007 as per Hindu Rites. Before marriage proposal was made by accused Anand Harjal s/o Vishnu Parshad, Pushpa Harjal Paliwal d/o Vishanu Parshad for relationship with our Criminal Misc. No.M- 20485 of 2010 (O&M) -2- family and at the time for making relationship they gave wrong information about their property and family and stated that they have enough property and your daughter will not be having any discomfort. The father of the applicant was convinced and got the marriage of the applicant solemnized. Father of the applicant gave many articles and rupees five lacs in cash in the dowry. In totality 20,00,000/- were spent in the marriage. No demand was raised from the father of the applicant at the time of marriage. But after marriage there was change in their behaviour and started saying to the applicant that my father is having good money at least a House (flat) and a big vehicle was required to be given. List of all articles of dowry is enclosed with this application, which the accused persons have received and was given by the father of the applicant. Applicant was forced to do the job and the applicant did the job and whatever money was earned that was snatched by Anand Harjal and an amount of Rs.40,000/- which was kept separate, was also withdrawn and only Rs.200/- were given to the applicant for spending. Anand Harjal harassed the applicant when she was on family way and residing in house No.365, Inderprasth Colony, Sector 30-33, Faridabad and even no food was given and had left me in the mid many times Criminal Misc. No.M- 20485 of 2010 (O&M) -3- and was residing at Delhi. The money was withdrawn from the applicant forcibly from the bank. The father and mother of Harjal as and when visited Faridabad were abusing the applicant and were giving beatings to the applicant after having instigated by their son and Anand had also given beatings to the applicant many times and asked me to give the money and because of fear withdrawn the money and gave to him, which all three had taken. The applicant was forcibly given beatings in the presence of the father and brother of the applicant and father of applicant being innocent doctor had quietly to bear all this. Father-in-law of the applicant Vishanu Parshad asked to bring rupees one lac immediately which they had to give to their brother-in-law. Because of the agony the weight of the applicant has been reduced to 20 kg. The rent of the house has been paid by the father of the applicant and the job of the applicant was discontinued. The applicant has been bearing all this and now it was difficult to bear all this. On 8.6.2008 the applicant was given beating and turned out of the house. The applicant gave birth to a child at father's home and since then the applicant is living at her father's home and the husband Anand is always sending bad messages on phone and is raising demand of dowry on phone and in Criminal Misc. No.M- 20485 of 2010 (O&M) -4- this way these people has deceived us. The accused persons are feeling arrogency because of their salary to the tune of Rs. 12,0,000/- per annum. The case was fixed for 11.10.09 and accused persons came at the house of my father at New Colony Palwal, Tehsil and Distt. Palwal and cause beatings and threatened to kill. Thus, it is requested that strict action may be taken against the above said accused persons.” After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the instant petition filed by the petitioner seeking anticipatory bail is liable to be dismissed. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature and he might be required for custodial interrogation. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE July 20, 2010 anita