JUDGMENT 1. - This is an application for anticipatory bail moved under Section 438 Cr.RC. in FIR No. 192/97 registered at Police Station Neem-Ka-Thana, District Sikar for offences under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC. 2. Harish Chand is the husband of Smt. Seema whereas Kishan Lal @ Krishan and Smt. Krishna are the parents in law of said Seema. The marriage between Harish Chand and Seema had taken place in February 1997. The marriage went to rocks and the parties had to separate. Father of Seema got an FIR registered at the police Station. It was stated in the FIR that certain articles given in dowry as per the list attached with the FIR had been illegally detained. Seema had started alleging that because of the less dowry she was being given taunts and amount of Rs. 50,000/-, Scooter and VCP was being demanded and, therefore, she was being harassed. It was stated that Seema was beaten, abused and turned out of the house. 3. Bail application of the applicants was dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Neem-Ka-Thana on 5.8.1997. Being aggrieved the present bail application has been filed. 4. It is stated that neither any allegations nor any offences have been committed by any of the applicant and even the Panchayat had failed to convince the complainant. It was stated that the applicants are prepared to cooperate with the investigation of the case. 5. During the course of hearing both the parties had agreed that the articles lying in the house of the husband shall be returned and for that purpose an order was passed by this court on 8.1.1998 and a Commissioner was appointed. The Commissioner has sent the report along with the list that certain articles as per the list have been handed over to the complainant party. The report of the Commissioner is on the record of this file. It was stated by the complaint that all articles taken by way of dowry have not been returned. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the applicants are entitled to the benefit of anticipatory bail. 7.
It was stated by the complaint that all articles taken by way of dowry have not been returned. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the applicants are entitled to the benefit of anticipatory bail. 7. I, therefore, allow this bail application and order that in the event of arrest of Kishan Lal @ Krishan son of Shri Udaibhan, Smt. Krishna W/o Kishan Lal and Haristi Chand in FIR No. 192/97 registered at Police Station Neem-Ka-Thana District Sikar, the SHO/IO shall release all of them on bail provided each of them furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- each to the satisfaction of the SHO/IO, with an undertaking to appear before him for interrogation/investigation as and when they are called upon to do so and with a further undertaking not to temper with any of the evidence in the case. *******