N.K.Kapoor, J.

1. Petitioners seek quashing of complaint Annexure P-1 filed by Smt. Param Jit Kaur under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code (for short the Code) on the ground that the complaint is a counter-blast to a petition filed by Hardeep Singh under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act (for short the Act) and is otherwise a tissue of lies and the assertions made therein are palpably false. The allegations in the complaint are hopelessly vague. There is no specific allegation as to what article was entrusted to which of the accused. There is also no allegation that either of the two lady petitioners joined the Barat.

2. Pursuance to notice issued by the Court, reply by way of affidavit has been filed by Smt. Paramjit Kaur denying the material averments made in the petition. It was denied that the complaint has been filed as a counter-blast to the petition filed under Section 13 of the Act. Various averments made in the complaint were reiterated that behaviour of her husband as well as the petitioners in this petition who were joint in residence and mess was very cruel towards the respondent as they were not satisfied with the quantity and quality of the dowry. She wa