Criminal Misc. No. M-33252 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-33252 of 2011 Date of decision : November 25, 2011 Smt. Munni ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Raj Mohan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Anil Kumar, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Accused Munni has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 274 dated 6.9.2011, under sections 498-A, 406, 307 IPC, Police Station Hodal, District Palwal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant Anita. Marriage of complainant with petitioner's son Ashok was solemnised on 18.7.2010. Parents of the complainant had died in her childhood. She has no brother. Her marriage was solemnised by her sister. The prosecution version is that Criminal Misc. No. M-33252 of 2011 -2- after the marriage, complainant's husband, mother-in-law and two sisters-in- law used to beat her. They demanded motorcycle and ornaments. With intervention of Panchayat, the petitioner went to matrimonial home on 2.1.2011 but on 3.1.2011, complainant's husband gave her brutal beatings after consuming liquor. When the complainant objected, the petitioner and complainant's sisters-in-law also beat the complainant and tied her hands and feet and put her on the roof in cold. Her sari was also set on fire. She was told that she would also be set on fire in the same manner as her sari was burnt if she narrated anything to anyone. On 5.1.2011, complainant telephonically informed her sister who along with her husband took the complainant to their house where she delivered male child on 19.4.2011 but even thereafter, no body from the petitioner's family contacted her. On 15.7.2011, the complainant made application to Superintendent of Police who referred it to Women Cell. Compromise was effected on 4.8.2011. Complainant went to matrimonial home on 21.8.2011. However, again on 23.8.2011, the petitioner and complainant's husband and sisters-in-law poured kerosene oil on the complainant. The petitioner tried to set her on fire but the complainant touched her feet and prayed for pardon saying that she would bring motorcycle and ornaments. However, complainant's sister expressed inability to give motorcycle and ornaments. Some blank papers were got signed and thumb marked from the complainant by her in-laws. On 31.8.2011 at 1.00 AM during night, sisters-in-law of the complainant tied the hands and feet of the complainant. The petitioner gagged Criminal Misc. No. M-33252 of 2011 -3- complainant's mouth with a cloth whereas the complainant's husband poured acid on the complainant causing three burn injuries on her breasts. Thus, all the four accused tried to kill the complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that compromise was effected on 25.8.2011 as mentioned in paragraph 4 of the petition and statement of complainant was recorded on 31.8.2011 in the presence of husband of complainant's sister wherein the complainant stated that she had inflicted injuries herself. However, it was contended on behalf of the prosecution that these documents are manipulated one, signatures and thumb impressions having been obtained on blank papers. In fact, even medico legal examination of the complainant was not conducted at Delhi which is matrimonial home of the complainant. She was medico legally examined at Hodal (Haryana) on 6.9.2011. Perusal of copy of MLR reveals that the complainant suffered burns of big size on breasts and below the breasts, size of burns being 5x3 cms., 7x3 cms. and 15x2.5 cms. Keeping in view the aforesaid, the question of extending the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner does not arise. Accordingly, without meaning to express any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant petition is dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) November 25, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'