Delhi News: A Delhi court has upheld the magistrate's decision, dismissing the man's petition. The petition sought criminal action against the in-laws for unsolicited dowry. Additional Sessions Judge Navjeet Buddhiraja was hearing the revision petition. In July 2022, the magistrate's court had dismissed the petition to register a case against the in-laws for giving unsolicited dowry.

After the petition was rejected, the man's case reached the court of Additional Sessions Judge Navjeet Buddhiraja. The court rejected the appeal to file a case against the in-laws and upheld the magistrate's decision. During the hearing, it came to light that the wife's family had also filed a case of cruelty against the son-in-law.

Son-in-law accused of giving dowry without asking 

The court said, "Unless evidence is produced by both the parties during the trial, the aspect of demand of dowry cannot be effectively decided. The statement of the revisionist (Kumar) that he never demanded dowry from the respondents and yet the amounts of Rs 25,000 and Rs 46,000 were transferred to his account, would be a selfish statement."

Demand for FIR against in-laws from the court

In an order passed on October 5, Judge Buddhiraja said that the in-laws had already lodged a case against the man under Section 498A of the IPC (cruelty to a married woman by husband or relatives). The court upheld the magistrate's comment related to the man's complaint that at the time of filing the FIR, the in-laws had admitted to giving dowry to Kumar. Therefore, such an admission is an offense under the Dowry Prohibition Act.