( 1 ) THE wife of the petitioner was daughter of respondent No. 2. She received burn injuries on 21/03/1989 and died on 23/03/1989. On the statement of her father, respondent No. 2, FIR No. 69/89 under S. 498a/304b, IPC was registered on 25/03/1989 against the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested on 10/04/1989. The case has been committed to Sessions.

( 2 ) WHILE the committal proceedings were pending, respondent No. 2 filed a complaint under S. 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and S. 406 read with S. 34, IPC against the petitioner and his parents. The complaint was filed on 7/07/1989, inter alia, pleading that several articles which were given before, at the time of marriage and after the marriage, have been unlawfully and illegally retained by the accused persons who have no right to retain the stridhan of the deceased and it has been prayed that summons be issued to the accused persons for offences under S. 6, Dowry Prohibition Act and S. 406 read with S. 34, IPC. The details of the articles have been given in Annexure a to the complaint. Along with the complaint an application for issue of search warrants and seizure of the property was also filed. On