Shehwaz Khan VS State of H. P.

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RAKESH KAINTHLA
Shehwaz Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent

Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioner:Mr. M.A. Khan, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Hem Kanta Kaushal and Mr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Advocates
For the Respondent No.1:Ms. Ayushi Negi, Deputy Advocate General
For the Respondent No.2:Mr. Imran Khan and Mr. Ketan Singh, Advocates

JUDGMENT

Rakesh Kainthla, J.—The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing the FIR No.23 of 2022, dated 06.05.2022, registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 (in short ‘the Act’) at Police Station Dhanotu, District Mandi, H.P.

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the informant Aaftab Mohammad filed an FIR before the police stating that his daughter Andleev Aftab Durrani (the victim) was married to Shehwaj Khan (petitioner) on 12.12.2020. The petitioner was informed that the victim has to undergo training as an Ayurvedic Doctor. The petitioner expressed his consent for the same. The petitioner demanded the dowry, which was provided. The petitioner and his father started harassing the victim for bringing more dowry. She tried to adjust in her matrimonial home but she was harassed mentally and physically. She suffered the harassment with the hope that the situation would improve but the situation did not improve. She got admission to the MD Course at Navi Mumbai. The petitioner and his family members became aggressive and threatened her. The pe

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RAKESH KAINTHLAShehwaz Khan – AppellantVersusState of H. P. – Respondent

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