Man moves court against wife

Fatehabad, October 28
The incidents of a wife suing her husband for maltreatment or domestic violence are common, but for a charge, a husband today lodged a criminal complaint against his wife in a local court alleging highhandedness by his wife.

The court has fixed the case for hearing on January 4, 2006. Guldeep, a resident of Mohamadpur Rohi village today appeared in the court of the Judicial Magistrate, Ms Ritu Y.K. Bahl, with a criminal complaint under Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code against his wife Bimla Devi.

The complaint inter-alia said he was married to Bimla on June 17, 1993, but his wife had not stayed with him for long during this period. The complainant alleged that his father-in-law was a greedy person and (he wanted to grab) his property and with that motive in mind he used to instigate his daughter against him.

He alleged that his wife had lodged an FIR against him, his father Garib Dass, mother Nanhi and brothers Ranjit and Bakshish under the Dowry Act on November 6, 1995.

Guldeep further alleged that the case under Sections 498A and 406 of the IPC was totally false and lodged with an intention to harass and humiliate him and his family members.

He said he and his family members were acquitted by the court in that case as the court found them innocent, but as the case was in process, his father Garib Dass died due to the humiliation.

He said his wife had filed a false criminal case against him and his family knew fully well that her allegations were untrue.