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ANISH KUMAR GUPTA
Devdutta – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta, J.
1. Heard Shri Prashant Mishra, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Prem Prakash Tiwari, learned A.G.A. for the State. None appears on behalf of opposite party no.2.
2. The instant application has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the Charge-sheet dated 16.09.2018 as well as the entire proceedings in Case No. 2313 of 2019 (State of U.P. vs. Devdutta and Others) arising out of Case Crime No. 0192 of 2017 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (in short, 'D.P.Act'), P.S.-Fajalganj, District-Kanpur Nagar, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar.
3. The brief facts of the case are that on 07.09.2017, the opposite party no.2 herein has lodged an F.I.R. against eleven persons which includes her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brothers-in-law & sisters-in-laws (Jeth and Jethani), sisters-in-law (Nand), brothers-in-law (Nandoi). In sum and substance, the allegations are that the marriage of the opposite party no.2 was solemnized with the applicant no.1 on 26.04.2012 as per the Hindu rituals and customs with all pomp and show. It is stated that in the marriage the famil
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