RAJENDRA KUMAR VERMA
Kul Bhushan Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh Station House Officer – Respondent
ORDER
1. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 o f Cr.P.C. for quashment of FIR dated 08.04.2019 bearing Crime No.68/2019 registered at Police Station Mahila Thana, Indore under Section 498-A, 323/34 of IPC and under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 alognwith the subsequent proceedings pending before the JMFC, Indore in Case No.2494/2019.
2. As per the prosecution story, the complainant/respondent no.2 has approached the police station and lodged the FIR at Mahila Police Station, Indore by submitting that her marriage was solemnized on 04.07.2014 with son of petitioner no.1 and 2. She lived with her inlaws. and since after her marriage, she alleged that her in-laws are and her husband have harassed her and demanded Rs.10Lacs as dowry at various occasions and harassed her mentally and physically. They were taunting her and harassing her and they were constantly pressurizing her for taking dowry from her parents. Hence, the police has registered the FIR against the petitioners.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 and 2 are parents in law of respondent no.2/complainant and petitioner no.3 is brother in law of respondent
Geeta Mehrotra and another vs. State of U.P. and another reported in AIR 2013 SC 181
Narinder Singh and Anr. vs. State of Punjab and Anr.
Neelu Chopra and another vs. Bharti reported in (2009) 10 SCC 184
Specific evidence and details are essential in allegations of harassment and dowry demands for justifying the continuation of legal proceedings.
The need for specific allegations in cases of demand of dowry or harassment under Section 498-A of IPC.
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