Criminal Misc. No. M-8463 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-8463 of 2009 Date of Decision: 15.4.2009 Kusum Lata …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Mukesh Kumar Bhatnagar, Advocate for Mr. Jasbir Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Mr. Gurinder Jit Singh, Advocate for the complainant. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been preferred under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.27 dated 19.2.2009 registered at Police Station Sadar Rajpura, District, Patiala, under Sections 406, 498-A, 506, 419, 420, 468, 471 IPC. On 26.3.2009, this Court had passed the following order:- “Counsel for the petitioner submit that vide agreement of contract of marriage, Annexure P1, son of the petitioner had converted and married complainant Poonam Verma. It is submitted that now Criminal Misc. No. M-8463 of 2009 2 son of the petitioner had expired. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on Annexure P2 to state that husband of the petitioner had lodged complaint against parents of the complainant for no returning the car. To formulate this submission, he has placed reliance on Annexure P3 letter written by complainant Poonam Verma to son of the petitioner. He further submitted that husband of the petitioner had disowned the son Sharif Khan @ Shekhar Bagga and his wife Poonam complainant. Petitioner is stated to be mother-in-law of the complainant. Issue notice of motion to Advocate General, Punjab, for 15.4.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner shall be released on interim bail to the satisfacting of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner shall join investigation as and when called for. She shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from Mr. Guriqbal Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, stated that even though the petitioner has joined the investigation, dowry articles are yet to be recovered. Counsel for the complainant Mr.Gurinder Jit Singh, Advocate, has stated that Alto Car which was in the name of father-in-law was given in the dowry and the same has been sold by father-in-law. Petitioner is mother-in-law. She is a lady. Son of the petitioner Criminal Misc. No. M-8463 of 2009 3 and husband of the complainant has died. No custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. In view of the order dated 26.3.2009 passed by this Court, interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner is affirmed till filing of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. On submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. petitioner shall furnish regular bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 15, 2009 “DK”