ILESH J. VORA
Dipalben Jagirkumar Patel – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
ORDER :
1. By way of this application, under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., the original accused no. 4 Dipalben Jagirkumar Patel seeks to invoke inherent powers of this Court, praying quashing of FIR being I-CR. No. 11191022220649 of 2022 registered with Ishanpur Police Station, Ahmedabad for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 294B, 106(2) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
2. This Court has heard learned counsel Mr. C.B. Dastoor, Manish Patel and Ms. Chetna Shah, learned State Counsel for the respective parties.
3. The private respondent Krishna Nilesh Patel has lodged a criminal complaint for the offence of cruelty and dowry demand. The marriage was solemnized on 18.01.2022 at village Borsad, Dist.: Anand. The husband Nilesh Patel and his parents as well as the applicant – sister are permanent resident of Canada and for the marriage purpose, the husband and his parents came to India in the month of January, 2022. The applicant being a sister-in-law and resident of Canada, could not attended the marriage and in her absence, marriage was solemnized. During four months of the marriage span, the matrimonial dispute cropped up in rel
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