JUDGMENT

N.S. Dhanik, J. - By means of this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has prayed for quashing of the charge-sheet dated 24.01.2017 and summoning order dated 19.05.2017, along with the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 145 of 2017 (FIR No. 20 of 2016), "State v. Bharat Bhushan Nautiyal" under Section 304-B & 498-A IPC, registered at P.S. Purola, District Uttarkashi, pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Purola, District Uttarkashi. The applicant has further prayed for quashing of the impugned order dated 30.09.2020 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Uttarkashi in Criminal Revision No. 22 of 2017.

2. Facts, in brief, are that on 31.08.2016 respondent no. 2 (Gopeshwar Prasad Bijalwan) lodged an F.I.R. against the accused applicant and one another stating therein that on 03/04- 10-2014 the marriage of daughter of the second respondent was solemnized with the applicant (husband) as per Hindu Rites and Rituals. Soon after the marriage, the husband and the sister-inlaw of the applicant started harassing and torturing the deceased for the reason that she brought a very small amount of dowry. The deceased used to tell in this regard to her brother