JUDGMENT Mr. Mehinder Singh Sullar, J. (Oral):- Petitioner-Manjit Kaur wife of Mukhtiar Singh, has preferred the instant petition for the grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered against her along with her other co-accused, by means of FIR No.294 dated 16.12.2010, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under Sections 406, 498-A, 323 and 120-B IPC, by the police of Police Station Sadar Amritsar, invoking the provisions of Section 438 Cr.P.C. 2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State. 3. After perusing the record with the help of the investigating officer, to my mind, the present petition for anticipatory bail deserves to be accepted in this context. 4. During the course of preliminary hearing, the following order was passed by this Court on February 21, 2013:- “Learned counsel, inter alia, contended that the petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant Harpreet Kaur and she has been falsely implicated in this case. The argument is that Amandeep Singh(husband) and Mukhtiar Singh(father-in-law) of the complainant were arrested, all the dowry articles were recovered and they were released on regular bail by the Magistrate. Moreover, the very vague and general allegations of cruelty in connection with and on account of demand of dowry are assigned and no indicated offences are made out against her. Heard. Notice of motion be issued to the respondent, returnable for 05.03.2013. Meanwhile, the petitioner is directed to join the investigation before the next date of hearing. In the event of her arrest, the Arresting Officer would admit her to bail on her furnishing adequate bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.25,000/- to his satisfaction.” 5. At the very outset, the investigating officer has acknowledged the factual matrix and stated that the petitioner has already joined the investigation. She is no longer required for further interrogation, at this stage. As per investigating officer, there is no history of her previous involvement in any other criminal case. She is mother-in-law of the complainant-Harpreet Kaur. All the offence alleged against the accused are triable by the Court of Magistrate. Even, since the police has not submitted the final police report(challan), so, the conclusion of trial would naturally take a long time. 6. In the light of aforesaid reasons and taking into consideration the totality of other facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above, the instant petition for anticipatory bail is accepted. Even, since the police has not submitted the final police report(challan), so, the conclusion of trial would naturally take a long time. 6. In the light of aforesaid reasons and taking into consideration the totality of other facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above, the instant petition for anticipatory bail is accepted. The interim bail already granted to the petitioner by this Court, by way of order dated February 21, 2013, is hereby made absolute, subject to the compliance of the conditions, as contemplated under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Needless to mention that, in case, the petitioner does not cooperate or join the investigation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move a petition for cancellation of her bail, in this regard. ---------0.B.S.0------------