IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 04.09.2025 Pronounced on: 10.09.2025 DHEERAJ AND OTHERS …Petitioners V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. R.K. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Kshitij Bharti, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana.

None for respondent No. 2.

SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL, J. (ORAL)

This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeks quashing of FIR No.

617 dated 11.07.2017 under Sections 323, 498-A, 406, 506, 376, 120-B and 34 Indian Penal Code, Police Station Model Town Panipat and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioners.

The facts, as narrated by respondent No. 2 in the first report to the police are that complainant was married with accused-Manish on 11.03.2016 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. At the time of marriage, her parents paid Rs. 7,00,000/-, beyond their capacity and sufficient household articles were given in dowry. Soon after the marriage, the in-laws started harassing her for dowry. Her father-in-law, mother-in-law demanded gold jewellery, cash etc. and when she expressed inability, she was beaten up. The mother-in-law kept her jew