JUDGMENT :

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.

The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 437/2019, registered at Police Station Fatehpur Beri, South District, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 of the Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’)

2. Briefly stated, the present FIR was registered on the complaint dated 06.12.2019 lodged by respondent no. 2 who had stated that marriage between her and petitioner’ son Ashad was solemnized on 21.09.2017, on which her father had spent around Rs. 7 lacs. It was alleged that next day onwards, the petitioner had started harassing her for bringing less dowry and articles of low quality and had also snatched away all her jewellery items. It was stated that a girl child was born out of the wedlock on 02.08.2018 and the entire expenses of the operation were borne by her parents. On the basis of the allegations levelled by respondent no. 2 in her complaint, the present FIR was registered under Sections 498A/406 of IPC against the petitioner and her son.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the present FIR has been lodged on false and friv