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SANJAY KAROL, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Nitin Ahluwalia – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
SANJAY KAROL, J.
1. Questioned in this appeal by the appellant, is the rejection of his prayer to quash a First Information Report filed by the respondent, the former wife of the appellant namely, Tina Khanna Ahluwalia [Respondent No. 2 herein. Referred to as respondent], under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [IPC], before the Police Station, Women, SAS Nagar bearing particulars- FIR No. 65 of 2016, filed on 7th December 2016 [FIR], by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Criminal Misc. No. M-850 of 2017 (O&M), by judgment dated 23rd March 2017.
2. The facts and sequence of events, as are necessary to appreciate the context of the FIR, are as follows:
2.2 Life in matrimony began at Melbourne, Australia on 18th December 2010. A daughter was born from this union on 29th September 2012.
2.3 The respondent left the matrimonial company of the appellant, allegedly without any forewarning, on 30th June 2013, taking their daught
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