Ankit Aggarwal v. State Of Haryana

CRM-M-28067-2020 (O&M) [ 1 ]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28067-2020 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.01.2022 Ankit Aggarwal ..........................................Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana ......................................... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL ...

(through video conferencing)

Present:

Mr. Yashveer Kharb, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Tanushree Gupta, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Aditya Sanghi, Advocate for the complainant.

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MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (Oral) Prayer in this petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.60 dated 25.08.2020 under Sections 498-A, 406, 509, 323, 506, 34 IPC registered at Women Police Station, Rewari, District Rewari. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite earnest efforts having been made to amicably resolve all the disputes with the complainant, it failed to yield any positive result. He further submits that in compliance of order dated 16.09.2020, the petitioner had joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. Learned counsel also submits that whatever dowry articles were in the possession of the petitioner stand duly returned to the investigating agency. Therefore, the present petition be allowed. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Sunita, does RUPINDER KAUR 2022.01.18 11:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document not dispute the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated

CRM-M-28067-2020 (O&M) [ 2 ] with the investigating agency. She also submits that most of the dowry articles including gold articles stand recovered and only a few disputed dowry articles have not yet been recovered.

Learned counsel for the complainant has opposed the grant of the extraordinary concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner by urging that there are specific and serious allegations levelled against the petitioner of having subjected the complainant to mental and physical torture and also of misappropriating her dowry articles. He submits that in the circumstances, the petitioner may not be extended the concession of anticipatory bail. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. In the wake of the petitioner having joined investigation and having got recovered most of the dowry articles, the instant petition is allowed and order dated 16.09.2020 is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

( MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) 17.01.2022 JUDGE rupi Note: Whether speaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable:

Yes / No RUPINDER KAUR 2022.01.18 11:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document