1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 641 of 2011 Shailendra, S/o Chandra Prakash R/o Mohalla Dilla Singh, Chune Wali Gali Police Station Jaspur District Udham Singh Nagar …..…Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home, Secretariat Complex, Dehradun. 2. Station House Officer, P.S. Kotwali Dehradun District Dehradun 3. Smt. Rashi Verma, W/o Shailendra D/o Kamlendra Kumar Verma Presently R/o 47, Khurbura Mohalla, Rishi Ashram Wali Gali, Dehradun, District Dehradun ……….Respondents Shri Amrish Agarwal, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Shri S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2. By means of this writ petition moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has sought quashing of the First Information Report dated 09.07.2011, registered as FIR no. 190 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323 IPC, and one punishable under section ¾ 2 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, at Police Station Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun. 3. There are specific allegations made against the petitioner who is husband of the complainant relating to cruelty. It is pleaded that the impugned FIR is lodged after the petition under section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, was filed by the petitioner. 4. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned counsel for the State, and after going through the papers on record, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation of the case. 5. Therefore, without expressing any opinion as to final merits in the matter, the writ petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that if the petitioner Shailendra surrenders before the court concerned his bail application shall be heard, and disposed of without unreasonable delay. (Stay application no. 7856 of 2011, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 02.08.2011