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G. S. AHLUWALIA
Mahendra Nagpure – Appellant
Versus
State Of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
This application under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code has been filed for quashment of FIR in Crime No. 177/2021 registered at Police Station Hatta, District Balaghat, for offence under sections 498-A, 294, 323, 506/34 of Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
2. It is submitted by counsel for the applicants that by mistake the applicants have not challenged the criminal proceeding but it is submitted that once the FIR has been challenged and if it is quashed, then consequence would be that all the criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the said FIR will lose its effect and accordingly, it is submitted that while considering the application filed under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, prayer for quashment of criminal proceeding may also be considered.
3. Heard on merits.
4. Prosecution story in short is that complainant/respondent No. 2 lodged an FIR on 10-12-2021 on the allegations that she got married to applicant No. 1 on 14-4-2017. She was kept properly by her husband for about one month and thereafter, her husband, her mother-in-law, her sister-in-law, her elder brother-in-law, wife of her elder brother-in-law started passing
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