Jai Singh Sekhon, J.

1. Smt. Nisha complainant was married with Bipan Kumar - on 27th September, 1984 at Hoshiarpur according to Hindu religious riles. It is a alleged that at the time of marriage, the parents and sisters of the accused accompanied the marriage party and the father of the complainant gave gifts and ornaments worth Rs. 45,000/- in dowry besides some other, articles fully mentioned in Annexure "A" attached with the complaint, All these articles have been illegally detained by the accused respondent at Phagwara. Soon after the marriage, the matrimonial relations between the parties became strained. On demand of the husband, the father of the complainant gave Rs. 30,000/- at the time of the marriage for purchasing refrigerator, furniture and television etc. However, the husband did not purchase these articles and misappropriated this amount. Thereafter, the husband again put forth a demand for Rs. 50,000/- but the father of the complainant was unable to pay this huge amount and paid only Rs. 5000/- which resulted in further straining their relations. All the accused then started maltreating the complainant by insulting and abusing her. She was not even provided