Crl. Misc No. M-12231 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-12231 of 2009 Date of decision : 14.09.2009 Pushp Lata Gupta ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rajesh Sheroran, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 498-A/406 IPC at Police Station Faridabad Central, District Faridabad vide FIR No. 179 dated 30.03.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dowry articles have already been handed-over by the petitioner and there is no allegation of cruelty qua her. She, therefore, deserves the concession of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the State has, however, vehemently opposed the prayer for pre-arrest bail. He has stated (on instructions from ASI Dharam Pal, who is present in court) that pursuant to the interim bail granted by this court on 14.05.2009, the petitioner has failed to join the investigation despite repeated opportunities. According to the counsel, even the gold ornaments which were handed-over to the investigating officer Crl. Misc No. M-12231 of 2009 2 turned out to be fake. Learned counsel further submits that pursuant to last order dated 20.07.2009, the petitioner came to the police station, but kept on sitting in the car outside the police station. I have heard counsel for the parties. Keeping in view the fact that the investigation agency has maintained before this court that the petitioner has totally refused to cooperate with the investigating agency, despite having been granted protective order by this court, I am of the view that she has disentitled herself to the concession of pre-arrest bail. I, thus, find no merit in the petition and the same is hereby dismissed. 14.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE