Judgment

S. SAGHIR AHMAD, JJ.

( 1 ) - Respondent No. 1 is the husband of respondent No. 2 who made a complaint in writing to the Womens Commission setting out therein that respondent No. 1 had contracted a second marriage and had thus committed an offence punishable under Section 494, Indian Penal Code It was also alleged that ever since the marriage with her, he had been making demands for money being paid to him which amounted to her harassment and constituted the offence punishable under Section 498-A. Indian Penal Code for which respondent No. 1 was liable to be punished.

( 2 ) THE Womens Commission sent the complaint to the police station where G. R. Case No. 418 of 1993 was registered against respondent No. 1. The police investigated the case and filed a charge-sheet in the Court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Anandpur, who, after perusal of the charge-sheet, framed charges against respondent No. 1 under Section 498a as also under Section 494, Indian Penal Code

( 3 ) AGGRIEVED by the framing of the charge by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Anandpur, respondent No. 1 filed a petition (Criminal Misc. Case No. 1169/94) under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Proce