A.L.Bahri, J.

1. Subhash Kumar Sethi has moved this petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing proceedings initiated against him on F. 1. R. No. 158 dated June 1, 1987 and charge framed under sections 406, 498-A, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, read with sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 .

2. Madhu Bala complainant was married to Satwant Rai Verma on February 27, 1985. The present petitioner Subhash Kumar Sethi was a mediator for arranging this marriage. Thereafter the relations between the spouses became strained and as per allegations made in the first information report lodged by Madhu Bala, several articles of dowry including cash was demanded. It is not necessary to give the details of these demands, as the only part attributed to the present petitioner is that after the dispute had arisen, the parties went to his house and it was during the talks that the present petitioner supported mother-in-law of Madhu Bala. Statements of witnesses Raj Pal, Jaswant, Ravinder Singh and Naresh recorded under section 161, Criminal Procedure Code, have been read over as these persons had also gone to the house of the present petitioner. Their