H.S.Brar, J.

1. This is a petition filed by the petitioners under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for quashing First Information Report No. 9 dated January 30, 1991, Police Station, Sarabha Nagar, District Ludhiana, under sections 406/498-A, IPC.

2. Adumbrated in brief, the facts giving rise to the filing of this Criminal Miscellaneous is that Anupam Sharma, daughter of Dev Raj Sharma, resident of 941, Durgapuri, Haibowal Kalan, Ludhiana, was married to Ashutosh Sharma, son of R. C. Dutta, resident of 142, Sector 10, Panchkula District Ambala, according to Hindu rites at Ludhiana, on Nov. 23/24, 1986.

3. It is alleged in the First Information Report that the articles of dowry and stridhan for use and enjoyment of the wife-respondent No. 2 were entrusted to the following persons :

(i) Item Nos. I to 3 and 5 to 9 of Annexure `A were entrusted to Mrs Swaraksha Dutta w/o Sh. R. C. Dutta, jointly;

(ii) Cash of Rs. 61,000/- Rs. 21,000/- plus Rs. 20,000/- were entrusted to. R. C. Dutta, father of Ashutosh and Shashi Kant;

(iii) Attache containing 21 sarees of applicant of item No. 14 of Annexure A, was entrusted to Ravi Kant, Lalita Kapil w/o V.M. Kapil and Smt. Ada