IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-32106 of 2011. Date of decision: December 16, 2011. Aasamdin .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Harsh Kinra, Adv., for the petitioner. Ms.Sushma Chopra, Addl. A.G., Haryana. Mr.Salim Ahmed, Advocate, for the complainant. M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of his wife Firdosh. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR has been registered under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., on the directions of the Magistrate. The matter was sent for mediation. The report of the Mediation Center indicates that the matter could not be amicably settled. I have considered the allegations in the complaint and gone through the record. It appears that the investigation is at initial stage. There are serious allegations against the petitioner of having tortured the complainant mentally and physically. Even an attempt was made to set her on fire by pouring kerosene oil on her. There are specific allegations of misappropriation of dowry articles. It has been informed that the real sister of the complainant is happily married with the elder brother of the petitioner. Taking into consideration, the totality of the above said circumstances, it appears that the allegations levelled by Firdosh in her complaint are not baseless. If her sister is living happily there was no occasion for the complainant to approach the Court for unnecessarily harassing the petitioner. No extra ordinary exceptional circumstances exist for the grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE December 16, 2011. rka