High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/21323/2021dismissed

Pankaj Arora And ANR v. State Of Punjab

2021-06-28Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21323-2021 (O&M) Decided on : 28.06.2021 Pankaj Arora and another . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL (Through Video Conferencing) PRESENT: Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Luvinder Sofat, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate for the complainant.

**** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C., for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners, in case FIR No. 82, dated 04.05.2021, registered under Sections 304-B, 34 IPC, lodged at Police Station Tibba, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana.

Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that subsequent to the registration of the FIR in question, the complainant i.e. the mother of the deceased has submitted a duly sworn-in affidavit dated 06.05.2021 to the police, which has been annexed as Annexure P-2 along with the present petition, wherein, it has been stated that the FIR in question had been registered, as she had been misled by the people and in a fit of anger.

However, a perusal of the FIR in question, which was registered soon after the occurrence in question prima facie reveals that specific allegations have been levelled by the complainant herself to the effect that her deceased daughter was being subjected to harassment on account of dowry demand and also on account of having given birth to a daughter just a couple of months prior to the crime in question. JAWALA RAM 2021.06.28 17:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-21323-2021 (O&M) - 2 - There are serious and specific allegations levelled against the petitioners in the FIR in question. This Court thus does not find it a fit case to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Petition stands dismissed.

(MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE June 28, 2021 J.Ram Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether Reportable:

Yes/No JAWALA RAM 2021.06.28 17:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document