In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... (1) Criminal Misc. No.M-23452 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:15.5.2009 Shashi Madan .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana and another .....Respondents .... (2) Criminal Misc. No.M-25884 of 2008 ..... Vikas Madan .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana and another .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ajay Singh Ghangas, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State. Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the complainant. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the petitioners have joined the investigation. However, cash amount of Rs.3.5 Lacs yet remains to be recovered. This order will dispose of Criminal Misc. No.M-23452 of 2008 filed by Shashi Madan, mother-in-law of the complainant (respondent No.2) Cr. Misc. No.M-23452 /2008 & Cr. Misc. No.M-25884 of 2008 [2] and Criminal Misc. No.M-25884 of 2008 filed by Vikas Madan, husband of the complainant (respondent No.2) as they arise out of the same FIR. The petitioners in the respective petitions seek pre-arrest bail in a case that has been registered for the offences under Sections 498-A, 406, 506 and 34 IPC. The marriage between Vikas Madan and the complainant Harshita (respondent No.2) was solemnized on 27.11.2003. They lived together upto 30.6.2008. Thereafter, Vikas Madan filed a petition seeking divorce on 14.7.2008. On filing the divorce petition, the complainant Harshita has lodged FIR on 13.8.2008. Shashi Madan-petitioner was granted interim bail by this Court vide order dated 19.9.2008. Vikas Madan- petitioner was thereafter granted bail on 3.10.2008. Thereafter efforts were made for amicably settling the matter. At present conciliation proceedings are being carried out in the Court of Additional District Judge, Delhi in the petition filed by Vikas Madan seeking dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce. It is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that the conciliation proceedings have not materialized. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Vijay Singh, Police Station, Kalanaur, District Rohtak, has submitted that a sum of Rs.3.5 Lacs in cash remains to be recovered from the petitioners, otherwise the petitioners have joined the investigation. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the dispute between the parties is a matrimonial one. The allegations as made in the FIR are to be established after the evidence has been led. The amount of Rs.3.5 Lacs which is to be recovered is disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Cr. Misc. No.M-23452 /2008 & Cr. Misc. No.M-25884 of 2008 [3] In the facts and circumstances, it would be just and expedient that the interim bail granted to the petitioners is made absolute. This is more so for the reason that the petitioners had joined the investigation. Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petitions are allowed. The interim bail granted to Shashi Madan vide order dated 19.9.2008 and that granted to Vikas Madan vide order dated 3.10.2008 are made absolute and shall continue till the filing of the charge-report (challan). The criminal miscellaneous petitions stand disposed of. May 15, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*