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SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
Renuka Devi @ Renuka Agrawal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. Sudarshan Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Sanjay Kumar Srviastava and Mr. Satish Kumar, learned counsel for the State.
2. This petition has been filed for quashing the entire criminal proceeding including order taking cognizance dated 17.02.2012 in connection with Complaint Case No. 208 of 2008, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Lohardaga.
3. The complaint case has been filed alleging therein the petitioner no. 1 mother-in-law of the complainant and petitioner no. 2 is the Dewar (brother-in-law of the complainant and Sheo Narayan Lal Agrawal (father in law) is dead. The marriage of the complainant was performed with Praveen Kumar Agrawal since deceased on 19.01.2006 according to the Hindu custom.
It was further alleged that at the time of marriage several articles were given to the accused petitioners including the cash.
It was further alleged that after marriage she went to matrimonial house and subsequently the accused petitioners raised for further demand for dowry and they were pressurized the complainant and her husband with respect of said demand.
It was further alleged that the accused persons were regularly threatening the husband of
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