HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4619 of 2026 Suleman @ Suleman Ali And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) Versus State O U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 11 HON'BLE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA, J. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that in this case the applicants were Saas, Sasur and Jeth those may have no any interest in making demand of dowry and harassment of the victim who was wedded to Ibran, the husband of the victim. He further submits that being relative of the husband they have been named in the F.I.R. and without collecting material on record the I.O. filed charge sheet against them on which the learned trial court also took cognizance. This case is highly covered with the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Geeta Mehrotra Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in 2012 (10) ADJ 464. Matter requires consideration. Issue notice to opposite party no. 2 returnable within a period of four weeks. In the mean time, learned counsel for the opposite party may file counter affidavit within a period of four weeks, if any and rejoinder affidavit, if any may be filed within one week thereafter. List on 31.07.2026.

In the mean time, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in Criminal Case No. 45988/2023 (State Vs. Mohd. Ibran and others) arising out of Crime No. 10/2023 under Section 498A, 323, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Sitapur pending in the court of Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), Sitapur including summoning order dated 18.11.2023 passed by Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C. A482 No. 4619 of 2026 2 (C.A.W.), Sitapur, and Charge Sheet No. A11/2023 dated 21.07.2023 submitted by the I.O. in the aforesaid case crime number contained as Annexure No. 1 and 2 to this petition. June 24, 2026 Suraj Srivastav (Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURAJ SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench