SAIDAN BEGAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SMT. Rehana Begum wife of Sri Shafiq Ansari (applicant No. 6), lodged a F.I.R. of Crime No. 974 of 2004, under Sections 498A, 323 and 506, I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, at Police Station Sipri Bazar, district Jhansi against her husband, Shafiq Ansari (applicant No. 6), mother-in-law, SMT. Saidan Begum (applicant No. 1), Jeth Rais Ansari (applicant No. 2), Jethanis SMT. Shahnaj (applicant No. 3), SMT. Shamsad (applicant No. 4) and son of Jeth Sharif Ansari (applicant No. 6).

(2.) THE factual matrix of the F.I.R., allegations were that informant was married with Shafiq Ansari, on 11.3.1996, in which marriage Rs. One lac, ornaments, cloths and other articles were given in dowry. After the marriage, wife informant was tortured because of demand of dowry, which demand was regarding Rs. One lac for the purposes of getting a truck financed.

(3.) ACCUSED persons prays for discharge before learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 6, Jhansi in the relevant Case No. 3645 of 2004, State v. Shafiq and others which prayer for discharge was considered and rejected by the learned Magistrate finding prima facie case against accused-applicants vide his order dated 26.7.2006, copy of which is appended as Annexure-4 to this Criminal Misc. Application.