SAPNA THAKUR vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

* I N T H E H I G H CO U RT O F DE L H I AT NE W DE L H I Reserved on: March 24, 2026 % Pronounced on: March 30, 2026 CRL.M.C. 3211/2022 SAPNA THAKUR …Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Gautam, Mr. Surender Singh and Mr. Aman Phogat, Advocates. Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ...Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocates. SI-Ankur and ASI-Ravinder Tiwari, PS: Sultan Puri CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731, the sister-in-law of the complainant/ respondent no.2, who is the petitioner herein, seeks quashing of FIR No.842/2021 dated 10.07.2021 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18602 at PS: Sultanpur, and all proceedings emanating therefrom. 1 Hereinafter ‘CrPC’ 2 Hereinafter ‘IPC’ CRL.M.C. 3211/2022 2. Succinctly put, as per FIR the respondent no.2 got married to the brother of the petitioner on 11.12.2018, whereafter she consistently faced violence as well as demands for dowry from him and his family, including his parents and sister, being the petitioner herein.