IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

213 CRM-A-2670-2019 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 12.09.2025 Anu ...Petitioner(s)

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

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

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab *****

KIRTI SINGH, J. (Oral)

The instant application under Section 378(3) of Cr.P.C. has been filed for grant of leave to appeal for challenging the impugned judgment dated 05.08.2019, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kharar, in case FIR No.4 dated 23.01.2015 under sections 406 and 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Naya Gaon, District SAS Nagar Mohali wherein, the accused persons (respondents herein) were acquitted from the aforementioned charges.

2. Shorn of details, the facts of the case are that the marriage of complainant was solemnised with accused-respondent No.2 on 17.06.2012. 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 private respondents, i.e., the husband and in-laws of the complainant harassed her for bri