PRITHVI RAJ SEHGAL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER Prithvi Raj Sehgal is an old man of near about 65 years. He retired as Junior Engineer in 1998 from Punjab Irrigation Department, Patiala. He was married 36 years back with Chander Mohini Sehgal- respondent No. 2-complainant. He is having two sons. The elder is near-about 34 of age and younger is 31 years old. After retirement, he has settled at Faridabad with his elder son Navin Sehgal, who got married the girl of his choice.

(2.) AFTER 33 years of the marriage, respondent No. 2 filed a written complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala against petitioner Prithvi Raj Sehgal, Navin Sehgal, son of the petitioner and Balbir Singh, father-in-law of Navin Sehgal, on the basis of which, F.I.R. No. 64 dated 6.4.1999 under Sections 406/498-A/506 I.P.C. was registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Patiala. It was alleged in the complaint that the petitioner has been ill- treating her, did not give money for use for her living, quarrelled with her and demanded to bring some more money from her parents. It was further alleged that on her refusal, she was given beatings and when she demanded her dowry articles given to the petitioner at the time of her marriage, he refused to return the same.

(3.) THE Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patiala did not accept the said report and ordered for re-investigation of the matter by the police vide his order dated 21.8.2000, which is reproduced below :-