By the Court—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pritam Yadav for the Respondent No. 4, and the learned Government Advocate.

Facts

2. An FIR has been lodged at Case Crime No. 524 of 2006 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, IPC and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, at P.S. Kerakat, district Jaunpur on 26.4.2006 at 3.30 p.m. on the basis of an application to the S.P dated 25.4.06 by the Respondent No. 4, Smt. Rekha Devi. The allegations in the FIR were that the informant, Smt. Rekha Devi, was married to the petitioner Dileep three years’ back. The petitioners, who are the mother-in-law Smt. Sudama Devi, father-in-law Banwasi Lal, Jeth Sandeep, Jethani Sanjai, nanad Shobha Devi and husband Dileep were demanding a Hero Honda motorcycle and Rs. 25,000/-. Her father and brothers sought time to fulfil the dowry demand but again the petitioners caused physical and mental torture to the informant. A son was even born to Smt. Rekha but that did not alter the behaviour of the petitioners. On 4.3.2006 at about 7 p.m. the petitioners badly belaboured the informant, denied her food and drink and locked her in a room. At that time her mother Ramratti Devi arrived there. S