IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

216 CRR-1468-2012 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 02.07.2025 Soma ...Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present:- Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.

None for respondent No.2.

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KIRTI SINGH, J. (Oral)

The instant revision petition has been filed for challenging the impugned judgment dated 29.03.2012, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, whereby the accused persons have been acquitted in a complaint case under Sections 406 and 498-A, of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. Shorn of details, the facts of the case are that the marriage of complainant was solemnised with accused-respondent No.1 on 17.04.1998. A huge amount was spent on the same by her family and many valuables, including gold jewellery and household articles, were given to the accused. However, after some time of marriage, the respondents, i.e., the husband and in-laws of the complainant, started harassing her to bring less dowry and started pressuring her to bring Rs.50,000/- to expand their business of karyana and when she expressed her helplessness, all the accu