SHASHI ARORA & ANR. vs STATE THROUGH COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 03.11.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2711/2022 SHASHI ARORA & ANR. ..... Petitioners versus STATE THROUGH COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioners : Mr. Biraja Mahapatra, Mr. Nalin Hingorani and Mr. Raunak Jain, Advocates. For the Respondents : Ms. Rupali Bandopadhya, ASC for the State with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advocates. SI Dipika, PS Adarsh Nagar. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 536/2022 dated 13.05.2022 registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) qua the petitioners. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SANJAY KUMAR W.P.(CRL) 2711/2022 Page 1 of 16 Signing Date:03.11.2025 19:55:17 2. Briefly stated, the FIR was registered on a complaint given by Respondent No. 3. It is alleged that Puneet Arora (husband) and his family members including Krishnan Arora (father-in-law), Rama Arora (mother-in-law), Sakshi Arora (sister-in-law), Petitioner No. 1 (massi) and Petitioner No. 2 (daughter of Petitioner No. 1) had tortured, and assaulted Respondent No. 3 in relation to demand of dowry. 3. The marriage of Respondent No. 3 and Puneet Arora was solemnized on 09.11.2019. It is alleged that prior to her marriage, her in-laws had strictly instructed Respondent No. 3’s parents that the marriage ought to be conducted in a lavish manner, and consequently Respondent No. 3’s parents spent approximately ₹30 lakhs in the marriage. It is alleged that prior to the marriage, the sagan ceremony was performed on 20.10.2019 and Respondent No. 3’s in-laws on the same day demanded a car from the parents of Respondent N