Criminal Misc. -M No. 28045 of 2011 (1) IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 28045 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.10.2011 Harbhajan Kaur .. Petitioner vs State of Punjab .. Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. G. B. S. Dhillon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal, J. Prayer in the petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 112 dated 10.8.2011 registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, with Police Station Laddowal, District Ludhiana. While issuing notice of motion on 14.9.2011, the following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were recorded:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the FIR it is alleged that the couple was residing separate. The allegations regarding demand of dowry in the FIR are quite general in nature. Husband of the complainant was arrested and has already been released on regular bail. The petitioner is the mother-in-law. ” Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation. Learned State counsel did not dispute the fact that the petitioner has joined the investigation but he submitted that recovery of some of the dowry articles is yet to be made. The fact that the husband of the complainant was arrested and has been released on regular bail is not in dispute. Criminal Misc. -M No. 28045 of 2011 (2) After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid submissions, in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody. Accordingly, the order dated 14.9.2011, granting interim bail to the petitioner is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of. 19.10.2011 (Rajesh Bindal ) vs Judge