IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 16267 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: May 28, 2010. Ashish Singh ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Haryana ...... RESPONDENT(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Harsh Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure in FIR No.43 of 2010 dated 01.02.2010, under Sections 406/498A/420/506/120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Sector 5, Panchkula. Heard. Petitioner is husband. Marriage of petitioner with daughter of complainant was performed on 12.06.2005. As per the allegations, sufficient dowry was given at the time of ring ceremony as well as at the time of marriage. Complainant has given the details of articles given to the petitioner and other family members. Further allegations are that there is demand of more dowry and on that account daughter of the complainant was harassed by CRM No.M-16267 of 2010 the petitioner as well as other accused. Further allegations are that accused misrepresented to the daughter of the complainant that their business has failed and hence, daughter of the complainant had gone to Australia for further studies and expenses of studies were borne by the complainant and that daughter of the complainant returned to India in December, 2007 when her small child had fallen ill and however, the petitioner and his parents refused to take care of the child and complainant and his wife kept the child with them. Further allegations are that while daughter of the complainant was pursuing higher studies in Australia, petitioner filed divorce petition against her. There are specific allegations regarding demand of dowry, maltreatment and harassment of daughter of complainant at the hands of petitioner. She had to leave for Australia alongwith her small child for higher studies. Co-accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula. Hence, it is not such a case in which extra-ordinary relief of anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner-accused who is husband of the daughter of the complainant Hence, keeping in view these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the instant application for anticipatory bail filed by Ashish Singh is, hereby, dismissed being devoid of merit. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) May 28, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2