Crl.M.No.M-23871 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-23871 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 18, 2010 Amrit Pal Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.B.S.Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.107, dated 30.6.2010, under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station City Moga. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully. Brief allegations against the petitioner-accused are that marriage of petitioner with daughter of the complainant was performed on 2.9.2006. There was demand of dowry and daughter of the complainant used to be harassed by the petitioner and other family members. Many Panchayats were convened. There is a specific allegation of demand of Rs.10 lacs for opening a showroom for the petitioner. However, when the said demand was not fulfilled, the daughter of the complainant was given beatings and she was turned out of the matrimonial home in December 2009. Thereafter, divorce petition was filed by the present petitioner on 16.1.2010, Annexure P1. Hence, in view of the specific allegations of harassment and cruelty against the petitioner, it is not such a case in which extraordinary relief of anticipatory bail should be granted to him. Hence, in view of these facts, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner- Crl.M.No.M-23871 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Amrit Pal Singh for grant of anticipatory bail is, hereby, dismissed being devoid of any merit. 18.8.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge