IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 24.09.2025 ANKUR ......Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Saurabh Dalal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Saumya Ahluwalia, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr. Aman Arora, Advocate for complainant.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.16 dated 18.01.2023, under Sections 406, 304-B, 498-A and 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Faridabad N.I.T, District Faridabad.

2. The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:-

“To, the Chowki Incharge Sec:21D Faridabad. Sir, I am Arun son Shri Premraj resident of village: Pali, Chaudhary Mohalla, Faridabad. My two sisters (elder one) xxxxx and (younger one xxxx were married on 5.2.2017 with Ankur and Ankit (respectively) sons of Surendra resident of: Gulavad Hasanpur, Palwal presently resident of H.No. 572A Sec: 21D. In the marriage, my father donated cash, gifts and jewellery according to his status. Since marriage, my elder sister xxxxxx was tormented by her in-laws for bringing less dowry,