Crl. Misc. No.M-6411 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-6411 of 2011 Date of Decision: July 27, 2011 Ravinder Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Ramesh Sindhar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, Addl.A.G., Punjab. Mr.Hardeep Singh, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner husband seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of his wife Varinder Kaur- respondent No.3. The petitioner is alleged to have maltreated the complainant by raising demand of money and car on different occasions. The family members of Crl. Misc. No.M-6411 of 2011 [2] the petitioner had allegedly provoked the petitioner to get divorce from the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as the petitioner has already filed a petition for judicial separation against the complainant- respondent, the complainant-respondent as a counter-blast has falsely implicated the petitioner in a criminal case. An attempt was made to get the matter amicably settled through the investigating officer as well as through the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this High Court but it appears that the petitioner is reluctant to resume cohabitation. I have carefully considered the facts and circumstances of this case and also gone through the police file. A perusal of the police file indicates that the petitioner had been imposing his wishes on the complainant by directing her to sign certain compromises without himself signing the same. Certain recoveries are also yet to be effected. Allegations of cruelty and demand of dowry are prima facie apparent from the complaint and the material collected during the course of investigation. No extraordinary exceptional circumstances exist to grant the concession of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. This order will not, in any manner, prejudice the rights of the petitioner to seek the concession of regular bail by surrendering before the Illaqa Magistrate or before the investigating officer. July 27, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) Crl. Misc. No.M-6411 of 2011 [3] sanjay JUDGE