High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/27053/2015allowed

Jaswant Kaur v. State Of Punjab

2015-09-15Mr. Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM No.M-27053 of 2015 Date of Decision: September 15, 2015 Jaswant Kaur

...Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Present:

Mr.A.P.S.Deol, Senior Advocate with Mr.H.S.Mavi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr.Priyanka Sadar, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

Mr.P.S.Sullar, Advocate for the complainant.

**** INDERJIT SINGH, J.

Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.18 dated 20.04.2015 under Sections 498-A, 406 and 109 IPC, registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Bathinda.

Notice of motion was issued and learned State counsel as well as learned counsel for the complainant appeared and contested the petition.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. VINEET GULATI 2015.09.16 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM No.M-27053 of 2015 -2The FIR in the present case has been registered at the instance of complainant Damanjot Kaur. The present petitioner is stated to be mother-in-law of the complainant. The husband of the complainant has already been arrested and dowry articles have already been recovered from him. The main allegations are against the husband of the complainant. Though the allegations have been levelled that `8 lacs was given to the petitioner and Gurmeet Singh (mama) but these facts are to be proved by leading evidence before the trial court.

The petitioner has already joined the investigation. She is not required for custodial interrogation. No useful purpose will be served by sending the petitioner to custody.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case and without discussing the merits of the case in minute details and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I find it a fit case where petitioner is entitled to benefit of anticipatory bail and therefore, the present petition is accepted. The order dated 14.08.2015 granting interim bail to the petitioner is made absolute. September 15, 2015 (INDERJIT SINGH) Vgulati JUDGE VINEET GULATI 2015.09.16 16:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh