DP-3 Complain Format to Magistrate IN THE COURT OF CHIEF JUDICIA L MAGISTRATE,THANE Complaint No. __________ of 2011 Name and Address of the Complainant — Complainant
VERSUS Mrs . (Name and address of Mrs.X) Mr. FIL (Name and address of FIL) Mrs.MIL (Name and address of MIL) Mr BIL (Name and Address of BI L) Ms./Mrs.SIL (Name and address of SIL) –Accused
Respected Sir, The complainant respectfully submits as under:1.
That the complainant is permanent resident of (address of the complainant)
2.
That the accused No. 1 is the wife of the complainant.The accused No.2 and 3 are father-in-law
and mother-in-law of the complainant.The accused No.4 is the brother-in-law and accused no.5 is the sister-in-law of the complainant. 3.
That the marriage of the complainant was solemnized with accused no. 1 on 31-08-2010
.However no child was born out the said we dlock. 4.
That at the time of the said marriage, it it was one of the condition of the complainant and his
family members that the marriage should be solemnized in a very simple manner manner and no dowry/cash/ornaments etc shall be given to t he accused no.1 and the complainant and his family members by the accused no. 2,3,4 & 5 and their family relatives. 5.
That in spite of the aforesaid condition of the complainant and his family members, the accused
persons left the dowry articles in shape of Cash/Ornaments/clothes/other articles in (address of the matrimonial relationship) (Detailed list is enclosed herewith as Annexure A-1 with the present complaint, which may be read as part and parcel of this complaint also).It is most respectfully submitted that the complainant and his family members, time and again, re quested the accused persons to take
back the aforesaid dowry articles as t hey were having no lust for it.And further the said articles already existed in the house of the complainant. 6.
That the accused no. 1 remained in the matrimonial house with the complainant and his family
for ___ months and during this time the complainant and his father notices sharp changes in the behavior of the accused no. 1 as she started creating bad atmosphere in t he house and started quarreling with the complainant and his family members on pity issues. The situation started get ting worsened day by day due to frequent interference of the accused no.2,3,4& 5 in the matrimonial relationship of the complainant and accused no.1. The complainant was having great expectations from the accused no. 1 ,as after marriage, she will maintain their house being an Indian women. However the accused no.1 never realized her responsibility and always harassed the complainant and his family members on small and petty matters. 7
That with the passage of the time, behavior of the accused no. 1, became too worse and later on
accused no.1 started to harass the complainant to leave old age ailing parents of the complainant and though them out of the house o r to be a GHAR JAMAI and live with her parents. It is submitted here that the complainant, time and again, requested the accused no. 1 to treat his parents and her own parents and give their proper care and respect..However accused no. 1 remained strict to her condition. 8.
That thereafter, the accused no. 1 in conspiracy with other accused persons started making
allegations on the complainant and his family regarding demand of dowry and further started threatening to implicate them in a false and frivolous cases (both criminal and Civil) 9.
That when the accused persons failed to force the complainant to throw the old age ailing
parents of the complainant from the matrimonial house of the complainant and accused no.1 or shift to the parental home of accused no. 1 and be a GHAR JAMAI,thereafter,the accused no. 1 lodged a false and frivolous complain against the complainant. On the basis of said complaint, FIR no._____ dated mm/dd/yyyy under section ____,_____& _____ of Indian Penal Code in _______ Police Station .It is most respectfully submitted that in the said FIR, it was alleged by the accused no. 1 that her parents have given Dowry articles delared in annexure “A1” and further accused no.2,3,4&5 have given a sum of
Rs.1,50,000/-(Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) as dowry before marriage, which were never demanded by the complainant and his family members. Besides this the accused no.1 had given list of articles including ornaments, clothes, electronic products, cash and other household articles with the said FIR, which they have allegedly g iven as Dowry in the said marriage.List of the articles prepared by the accused no.1 is enclosed herewith for the kind perusal of this Hon’ble court. It is relevant to
mention here that the aforesaid list is handwritten by accused no. 1 and further she has signed it. 10.
That it is submitted that the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, as amended up-to-date stipulated that
anyone who demands or gives dowry can face punishment. In this peculiar circumstances ,it is absolutely proved that the accused persons have admitted t hat they have given dowry to c omplainant and his family members. Hence, the complainant seeks indulgence of this Hon’ble Court that directions
may be issued to the concerned SHO to register a case against the accused persons.
11.
That it is submitted here that the articles stated in Annexure A-1 were given by the accused
persons, treating it consideration for marriage. 12.
That in the modern days, there are multiple cases, containing false and baseless allegations
under section IPC 498A and the Domestic Violence Act 2005, are being filed against husbands and their parents relatives. And the said FIR is one example, where the complainant and his family members have suffered in the hands of the acc used persons. And the accused persons are taking premium of their own wrongs. 13.
That the complainants video complaint dated dd/mm/yyyy requested to Superintendent of
Police/Office of the Police Commissioner (as per the case) City Name, to register a case against the accused persons under Section 3 of Dowry Prohibition Act,1961. However no action has been taken by the police against the said accused and t he complainant, without having any other option, has invoked the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble court. Hence the present complaint.
It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that the present complaint may kindly be accepted and directions to be issued under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. to t he concerned S.H.O. to lodge an FIR under section 3 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the accused persons and to investigate the matter in accordance with law, in the interest of justice.
Place : Name of your City
Dated: dd/mm/yyyy
–Through Counsel
(Name of the advocated)
–Complainant
