In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 16904 of 2009 Date of decision: 9.7.2010 Ranjit Singh ......Petitioner Versus U.T.Chandigarh .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.JPS Chadha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Ashima Mor, Advocate, for U.T.Chandigarh. Complainant in person. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.136 dated 28.3.2009 under Sections 406/ 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short), registered at Police Station, Sector 39, Chandigarh. The case of the complainant is that her marriage was solemnized with the petitioner on 21.1.2005 and sufficient dowry articles had been given. Thereafter, the petitioner and his family Criminal Misc. No.M- 16904 of 2009 -2- members started harassing the complainant on account of insufficient dowry. The complainant was given beatings on account of the fact that she had failed to meet the demand raised by the petitioner and his family members. On 7.9.2008, the complainant had been attacked by her father-in-law and thereafter, a compromise had been effected between the parties at the instance of the panchayat and Mahila Mandal. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was innocent. The FIR in question had been lodged as a counter blast to the divorce proceedings initiated by the petitioner against the complainant. Learned counsel for the Administration, on the other hand, has submitted that recovery of dowry articles is yet to be effected from the petitioner. Keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner and the fact that the recovery of the dowry articles is yet to be effected, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE July 09, 2010 anita