MANOJ KUMAR GARG
Dharma Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER
1. The present misc. petition has been filed by the petitioners for quashing of FIR No.0068/2022 registered at Police Station Bagdi, Distt. Pali for offence under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 494, 495, 496 of IPC.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the complainant-respondent No.2 submitted a complaint before the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Sojat on 22.04.2022 alleging therein that the complainant and accused-persons are members of same community and the accused-petitioners No.7, 4, 3 & 5 are fatherin-law, mother-in-law, wife and brother-in-law of the complainant. The marriage of the complainant with accused-petitioner No.3-Tara Devi was solemnized as per Hindu rituals on 06.09.2016. At the time of their engagement, accused-petitioner No.7-Bhikha Ram requested the family member of the complainant that he required Rs.7,00,000/- for marriage of his other daughters. The complainant gave Rs.1,00,000/- in his village Karmawas Patta, Rs.3,00,000/- in Vishakhapattanam and Rs.3,00,000/- again in his village Karmawas Patta to accused No.7 at different times, who assured him that they will return the amount after five years on demand. After marriage of the complaina
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