Jai Singh Sekhon, J.

1. Mst. Dhan Devi, petitioner, is the mother-in-law of Mst. Deepak complainant-respondent. The complainant was married with Ramesh Kumar Soni son of the petitioner, on 26th June, 1982 at Delhi according to Hindu religious rites. It is alleged that at the time of her marriage, her relations gave valuable gifts as mentioned in the list attached with the complaint, but soon after their marriage, her husband and other relations of the latter, including his mother started mal-treating her with the intention of turning out her from the house and mis-appropriated her Istri Dhan. It is further alleged that her husband was doing nothing and she was blessed with a daughter named Cherri. Her husband took her to various places like Delhi and village Bhadohi (Varanasi) and used to return to the home late. Later on she learnt that her husband had married one Smt. Parvesh and when she remonstrated with him for having married second time, he turned violent and started beating her. Thereafter, he brought his second wife to the house and asked her to look after Mst. Parvesh as the latter was expecting child. It is also maintained that her clothes and ornaments and other