Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J.: - The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.127 dated 08.08.2009, under Sections 498-A, 406/34, 174-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short “IPC”] at Police Station Sector-40, Gurgaon, District Gurgaon.

2. The FIR is registered on the complaint of Akansha Bakshi, wife of the petitioner, who has alleged that the petitioner is settled in Australia. She had been to Australia with her parents and brother before her marriage to verify about the job etc. of the petitioner where she was pressurized to perform paper marriage on 14.06.2008, but her marriage according to Hindu rites was again performed on 14.02.2009. On 28.02.2009, she left for Australia with the petitioner and his brother for more than one month or so. In this interregnum, she was allegedly harassed for demand of dowry. She came back to India for taking her exams on 05.04.2009. Her father gave her Hyundai-i10 car and when she was forced to leave her matrimonial home on 10.05.2009, all her dowry articles/jewellary were retained by her in-laws.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner went to Australia in the