New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the
police to register an FIR against a woman and her family
members, who alleged dowry harassment by her husband and
in-laws, for meeting their demands during the marriage.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal
directed the police to proceed against the woman and her
parents under the provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
"In my considered view at this stage, it appears that
the accused persons (woman and her parents) are accomplice and
the present complaint discloses the offence under Section 3 of
the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961. Thus, the SHO concerned is
directed to register the FIR and conduct investigation as per
law," ACMM Bansal said.
Sameer Saxena and his family members were accused of
committing cruelty with his wife by harassing her for dowry.
The wife, in an FIR with Roop Nagar police station,
claimed her family members had given huge dowry to Saxena at
the time of their marriage.
Saxena's counsel Ganganpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh
submitted that in the FIR the woman had herself admitted
giving huge dowry, which was an offence under the statute.
They filed an application in the court seeking
registration of the FIR against the woman and her family
members.
The counsel also referred to a Delhi High Court
judgement support their contention, besides a circular issued
by the Commissioner of Police, which stated that a woman can
be prosecuted if she allegedly gave dowry.
PTI
First Published: Friday, March 19, 2010, 23:15