IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-29343/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 11.10.2010. Anil and others ....................Petitioners v. State of Haryana and another .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.JS Hooda,Advocate for the petitioners. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Prayer under Section 482 Cr.PC on behalf of Jeth, Jethani and mother-in-law of complainant-respondent no.2-Ritu is for quashing of FIR No.454 dated 20.12.2008 under Sections 498-A, 406,506,34 IPC, PS Camp Colony, Distt.Faridabad (now Palwal) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. As per allegations in the FIR, complainant-respondent no.2- Ritu was married with Sachin, son of petitioner no.3 on 19.2.2006 and at the time of marriage dowry articles worth Rs.3.5 lacs were given. It is further alleged that Sachin-husband of complainant used to beat her for bringing a motorcycle and petitioner no.2, mother-in-law used to instigate him. It is also alleged that even after giving Rs.25,000/- by father of the complainant, she was still tortured physically and mentally. It is also alleged that petitioner no.1 and 2 being Jeth and Jethani also used to torture the complainant and on her objecting to such behaviour they threatened to kill her. It is also alleged by the complainant that out of the said wedlock a girl child was born and after 13 days of the delivery the complainant and her minor daughter were forcibly made to sit in Palwal bound bus with the direction to return to her matrimonial home only in case her (complainant's) parents were ready to pay Rs.15000/- per month. It is also alleged by the complainant that on 31.8.2008 the accused forcibly took away the minor daughter from the custody of the complainant and told her to return to matrimonial home only with a sum of Rs.2 lacs. It is also alleged by the complaint that with the intervention of respectables from both sides, a compromise was effected between the parties, but petitioners refused to honour the said compromise. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioners are general and vague and as such the FIR and all consequential proceedings are liable to be quashed. After hearing the learned counsel and going through the allegations contained in the FIR, in my opinion, no case for quashing the FIR in exercise of jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.PC is made out. The allegations against the petitioners are specific and cannot be said to be vague or of general nature. For the reasons stated above,finding no merit in the present petition is dismissed. However, nothing stated above shall be taken as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. 11.10.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge