IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-12478 of 2011 Date of Decision : April 29, 2011. Smt.Sushil Aeri .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, Addl.AG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in case FIR No38 dated 1.4.2011 under Sections 498A, 465, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Phase-I, S.A.S.Nagar Mohali. The above stated FIR has been registered on a complaint made by Smt.Alka Jhingan who is married to Hanumant Kumar Jhingan-brother of the petitioner. The said marriage was solemnized in the year 2004. The brother of the petitioner lives in USA where the complainant also remained with him till June, 2009. The petitioner is a married woman who is also looking after her elder sister who is 100% mentally retarded person as there is no one in the family to look after her. Crl.Misc.M-12478 of 2011 . 2 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any views on the merits of the allegations, the petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to join and investigation as and when required by the Investigating officer. However, in the event of her arrest, the Investigating Officer is directed to release her on interim bail on furnishing the bail bonds by the her to his satisfaction. The petitioner shall abide by the conditions as enshrined in Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. April 29, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE