To

The State Public Information Officer,

C/o, Office of Supdt. of Police,

Applicant name & Address: -

Satyaprakash Bani.

Information is related to: Santinagar Police Station.

Reference: FIR No.-XXX of dated:-dd-mm-yy which was registered at -

Santinagar Police Station, - under section 498a, 406, 494, 506, 325 of
IPC and 34 of IPC.

Particulars of information required under Right to Information Act (RTI)

2005 are as fallows:

1. Kindly provide me certified copies of the documentary evidences

collected by the I.O from complainant Ms. Kalangkini Bani D/o Mr
Sarajantrakari Matha, R/o – XX/X, Khandi Road, New Barrackpore.
Kolkata-700XXX during the investigation / reinvestigation of the case
pertaining to the FIR No. XXX dated:-dd-mm-yy in which wife Kalangkini
Bani , claims that her parents have given huge dowry in her marriage
worth Rupees 35 thousand(Thirty five thousand), furniture and
ornaments.

2. Kindly provide me certified copies of the documentary evidences

collected by the I.O from complainant Ms. Kalangkini Bani D/o Mr
Sarajantrakari Matha, R/o – XX/X, Khandi Road, New Barrackpore.
Kolkata-700XXX during the investigation / reinvestigation of the case
pertaining to the FIR No. XXX dated:-dd-mm-yy in which also wife
Kalangkini Bani accused us under 494 IPC. Did the police-investigating
officer have collected the second marriage certificates and/or
documents/evidences those prove that the marriage happened with
Hindu religious rites.

3. If the answer of question no. 2 is “Yes” please attach the certified copy
of the second marriage certificates and/or documents/evidences that
proves that the marriage happened with Hindu religious rites.
4. Complain under 494 IPC did wife Kalangkini Bani, the accuser stated
all second spouse names for each of us?

5. If the answer is “Yes” of the above question no. 4 then please attach
the list of all second spouse names with corresponding certified copy of
second marriage certificates and/or certified copy of
documents/evidences those prove that those marriages happened with
Hindu religious rites with each spouses.

6. Kindly provide certified copy of documents and evidences collected

from complainant Ms. Kalangkini Bani D/o Mr Sarajantrakari Matha,
R/o – XX/X, Khandi Road, New Barrackpore. Kolkata-700131 during the
investigation / reinvestigation of the case pertaining to the FIR No. XXX
dated:-dd-mm-yy in which wife also accused us under 325 IPC, please
furnish the certified copy of medical certificate that states any grievous
hurt.

7. Kindly provide a certified copy of summons issued to complainant and

her witnesses during investigation of the case pertaining to FIR.

8. Kindly provide the certified list of Streedhan list provided by

complainant, is the said list a valid “Streedhan” List as per the Rule 2 of
Dowry Prohibition Act.

9. If Stridhan list was not provided then any list of “Streedhan”

submitted by the complainant Ms. Kalangkini Bani during investigation
of the case pertaining to FIR.

10. If the answer to the above question 9 is “Yes”, was the complainant
ever asked to provide any evidence in support of the alleged Streedhan?

11. If the answer to the above question 10 is “Yes”, has the complainant
provided any evidence of the alleged Streedhan in the last years
including the prolonged phase of further investigation demanded by the
complainant?

12. If the answer of the above question 11 is “Yes”, please attach the
certified copy of the evidence of the alleged “Streedhan” as provided by
the complainant Ms. Kalangkini Bani and / or by any of her family
members.

13. If the answer to Question 8 and 9 is “Yes”, has the complainant been
asked to produce valid bills of all items mentioned in the List?

14. In a similar case (Case No. CIC/WB/A/2009/000702) of Shri Vijay

Kumar Naru Vs. Delhi Police, CWC, Nanakpura, the Information
Commissioner of Central Information Commission has opined that the
investigative officer is supposed to provide the information regarding
valid bills of Streedhan claimed by the complainant. If the answer to
question 8 and 9 is “Yes”, please attach a copy of the valid bill of each
item mentioned in the list.

15. Whether the related police officials who deal with marital disputes
and dowry related cases are aware of Rule 2 of the Dowry Prohibition
(Maintenance of List of Presents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules,
1985. If the answer is “Yes”, then are they complying the provisions of
the Dowry Prohibition Rules, 1985 while accepting complaints from
women?

16. Supreme Court of India has also declared the misuse of 498A as legal
terrorism, so whether concerned police officer and Station House Officer,
asked the complainant or her family members to provide any Income Tax
Returns, Flow of Money, Bank Statements, List of gift received from
relatives along with their name and address (if any), Shop Bills of
purchase & others pertaining to the items which she claims in the
alleged “Streedhan” List?

17. Is Concerned Police Officer & Station House Officer at Santinagar

police station is responsible for case recommendations on the
preliminary stage for filing of FIR on the martial disputes, therefore what
are the actions and measures available at the Station House Officer to
prevent the registration of such false complaint because false and
fabricated complaints are increasing the burden on Police and Judiciary
system.

18. If the answer to the above question 16 is “Yes”, please provide a

certified copy of the said Income Tax Returns, Flow of Money, Bank
Statements, List of gift received from relatives along with their names
and address (if any), Shop Bills pertaining to the purchase of these items
by the complainant and her family members.

19. Kindly provide details of the various provisions/actions taken by

Station House Officer, if the list of Stridhan submitted by brides accepted
due to failure /negligence of compliance of any Act/Judgments
mentioned above. The information sought by the undersigned falls within
the ambit of RTI Act and the information exists therein. It is further
requested that the High Court Judgment WP{C} No. 3114/2007 dated 19-
11-2007 and decision of Central Information Commission under appeal
no. CIC/WB/A/2007/00264 dated 02/03/2007 and under appeal no.
CIC/WB/A/2007/00336 dated 02/03/2007 may please be considered
before invoking the provisions of Section 8 of RTI Act 2005.

20.Kindly provide information to each point separately. No clubbing of

points even if information may be repeated.

21. Kindly provide me the name & designation of the officer who is
providing this information along with the details of appellant authority,
as there is every apprehension that the information being provided to me
will not be relevant and will be misleading.

22. Please supply me information on date, time & place of crime

happened.

I may be supplied information under proactive disclosure under section 4

(1) (b) of RTI Act.
If you feel that the requested information doesn’t come under your office,
please follow the provisions of section 6 (3) of RTI Act 2005 and Kindly
also intimate me through registered /speed post to whom you are
forwarding / transferring my application as prescribes in RTI ACT 2005.

It is submitted that the above information sought does not fall within the
exemptions U/S 8 of RTI Act, 2005 and to the best of my knowledge it
pertains to your esteemed office in your statutory capacity as Public
Information Officer u/s 5 (1) of RTI Act read with 5(4) and 5(5) of the RTI
Act, 2005.

Further it is requested that the applicant (a citizen of India) would like to

receive the above said information by post on the address mentioned
above, within 30 days (thirty days) as prescribed under the Right of
Information rule 2005.

Please rush the information to me by speed/registered post.

Thanking You,

With Best Regards,

Satyaprakash Bani.
Santinagar. Shivpore.