CRM-M No.14478 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.14478 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 10.8.2009 Balkeet Singh ....Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Ms.Pooja Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.AG Punjab. Mr.Rajinder Kumar, Advocate for the complainant. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. The petitioner has applied for anticipatory bail in case registered vide FIR No.93 dated 5.5.2007 under Sections 406/498-A IPC IPC at Police Station Beas, Amritsar. The aforesaid FIR has been registered on the complaint of Sunita Bali. She has levelled the allegations of cruelty for demand of dowry against the petitioner. Before coming to this Court, the petitioner had applied for anticipatory bail before the Court below which was dismissed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Amritsar vide order dated 9.4.2009. Counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. On the contrary, counsel for the State has submitted that the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender. He CRM-M No.14478 of 2009 (O&M) -2- has shown total disrespect to the process of law. Keeping in view the act and conduct of the petitioner and the nature of the offence, I do not find it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail, therefore, the petition is hereby dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 10.8.2009 JUDGE Meenu