Draft of Application to Magistrate for Registration of Criminal Complaint

IN THE COURT OF ____________,LD. JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS

DISTRICT COURT, NEW DELHI

 

IN THE MATTER OF: -

 

X                                   VERSUS                                                Y

                                                                          

 

COMPLAINT TO THE MAGISTRATE

 

MOST RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

 

1.    That the complainant was married to accused no. 1, Y, in accordance with Hindu rites and customs at her father’s residence in ___________ (place), P.S. ___________.

 

2.    That at the time of the marriage, the complainant’s father, apart from hosting a large gathering, gave stridhan, which included gold ornaments worth Rs. ___________, a SUV car worth Rs. ___________, and other valuable items such as ___________ (mention all other items).

 

3.    That after the marriage, the complainant was taken to her matrimonial home, where her in-laws resided. After spending about a month there, the complainant, along with accused no. 1 and 2, moved to ___________ (place).

 

4.    That six months after the marriage, the complainant began to face both physical and mental abuse at the hands of accused no. 1, with the support and encouragement of accused no. 2. The abuse was due to the demand for an additional dowry of Rs. 20 lacs. As the complainant was unable to meet this demand, the torture, both verbal and physical, continued unabated.

 

5.    That the offence under Section ______ of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita is a continuing offence. On several occasions, both accused no. 1 and 2 actively participated in the abuse and torture inflicted upon the complainant. There were instances where only accused no. 1, the husband, was involved. The ___________ (P.S.) has jurisdiction over this matter and this Hon’ble Court is competent to try the case.

 

6.    That there is a prima facie case under Sections ____and ___of the Indian Penal Code against the accused.

 

7.    That although the complainant reported the incidents to the ___________ (P.S.), no action was taken against the accused, and the police refused to register an FIR against them. Thus, this complaint is being submitted before this Hon’ble Court.

 

8.    That the present application is made bonafide and the same be allowed in the interest of justice.

 

PRAYER

 

It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to:

 

A)  Pass an order directing the SHO to investigate the matter and lodge an FIR; and/or

 

B)  Pass any other or further order(s) as this Hon'ble court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice.

 

New Delhi                                                                           Applicant

Date                                         Through            

                                                                                   

                                                                                              Advocate

 

 

   IN THE COURT OF ____________,LD. JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS

DISTRICT COURT, NEW DELHI

 

IN THE MATTER OF: -

 

X                                             VERSUS                                         Y

 

AFFIDAVIT

I, ______ S/o ________ R/o ___________________________aged about ________ years, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: -

 

1.    That I am the applicant in the above noted application and am well conversant with the facts of the present case and as such competent to depose this affidavit.

 

2.    That the accompanying application has been drafted by my counsels on my instruction, and its contents have been read over to me in vernacular and the same are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and are not being repeated herein for the sake of brevity.

 

3.    That the contents of the accompanying application may kindly be read as part and parcel of this affidavit.

 

                                                                                    DEPONENT

VERIFICATION

Verified at Delhi on this ____ day of ______ that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

                                     

                                                                                 DEPONENT