J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘B.N.S.S.’) (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.PC’)), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Ms. Sanya Bhasin for challenging the Order dated 13.08.2025 whereby the learned ASJ-04, Delhi, has upheld the Order dated 18.04.2024 of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (Mahila Court), Delhi summoning the Petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’).

2. Briefly stated, Criminal Complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. was filed for the offences under Section 182/192/195/196/312/379/384/406/420/500/506/34/120B of IPC by Mr. Himanshu Sarpal, the Complainant/ Respondent No. 2 who is the husband of the Petitioner.

3. The Complainant/ Respondent No.2 stated in his Complaint that he met the Petitioner, Ms. Sanya Bhasin (Accused No. 1) on Shaadi.Com in around May, 2021 and they got married on 19.04.2022, according to the Hindu Customs and Rites at Moti Nagar, New Delhi.

4. The Complainant asserted that the accused persons with the dishonest intention of cheating the Complainant, emotionally blackmailed him and his family, on the pretext that the mother of Ms. Sanya Bhasin had died and there were no one in the family to manage the wedding and the engagement functions. He was put under unwarranted pressure by the accused persons not only to organise the wedding rituals and the engagement function on 17.04.2022, but was also made to pay the entire amount for the engagement function. Accused No. 3, Puneet Bhasin, father-in-law of the Complainant, forced the Complainant to organise the engagement on 17.04.2022 instead of 16.04.2022, which cost him around Rs.1,00,000/- more. Even the cost of wedding jewellery and other items of Ms. Sanya Bhasin, were paid by the Complainant and his sister. It was claimed by him that he was emotionally manipulated by the Complainant, to spend huge amount of money in the wedding.

5. It was further asserted in the Complaint that after the marriage, the Petitioner started residing with the Complainant/husband and his parents, in his rented accommodation at Paharganj, New Delhi.

6. It was asserted that the Complainant/husband was shocked when Ms. Sanya Bhasin, in connivance with her brother Shivam Bhasin, Accused No. 2, on 25.04.2022, made a demand of Rs.1,50,000/- on the pretext of opening a new Office along with her brother/Accused No. 2. He tried to explain, but despite his protest, he was compelled to provide the money from his personal savings and was also forced not to disclose this fact to anyone. False assurance was given that the money would be returned, but it has not been done so till date.

7. The Complainant further explained the instances in detail, to claim that there was strained relationship between him and the Accused persons on account of their greed. In support thereof, he relied upon the Chats with the Petitioner from 02.07.2022 to 01.09.2022. He also filed the photographs of them together.

8. It was claimed that Accused No. 1, Ms. Sanya Bhasin failed to perform her matrimonial duties, she even tried to compel the Complainant to live separately from his parents, and also complained about the place of residence. She even insisted that they changed the accommodation or buy a house. She compelled him to buy a car for her. The discontentment with the matrimonial life, became more and more as the Petitioner’s conduct became vindictive and she planned to cause harm to the Complainant, which was extremely disheartening. She induced the Complainant to part with money on various occasions. She also threatened to divorce the Complainant under the fear of which, he gave in to her demands.

9. It is further asserted that the wife earned more than Rs.1,37,500/- from her job and some undisclosed earnings from her business, whi