LAWS(P&H)-2014-1-478

AMANDEEP KAUR SOFAT Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

Decided On January 08, 2014
Amandeep Kaur Sofat Appellant
V/S
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to respondents No. 1 and 5 for conducting an enquiry into the fraud played by respondents No. 6 to 10 and solicitor Gurpal Singh, with the petitioner. It is stated that marriage of petitioner with respondent No. 6 -Amit Sofat was solemnized on 24.03.2011 as per Hindu Rites at Ludhiana. As per the demand of respondents No. 6 to 10, specific dowry articles, cash etc. were given to them.

(2.) THE petitioner went to Australia in August, 2011. From there the couple applied for residency visa for Canada, which was rejected. There are allegation of cruel treatment meted out to the petitioner by respondent No. 6, in Australia. Petitioner came to India in May, 2012 and filed a detailed complaint (Annexure P -3) against the private respondents, enquiry in which has been kept in abeyance due to pendency of CRM -M -36466 of 2012 filed by respondent No. 7. The petitioner, however, is still living abroad as she went back after filing the complaint (Annexure P -3).

(3.) AFTER hearing learned counsel for the parties and in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not find any reason calling for the indulgence of this Court.