Subject Name:- Moot Court and Internship
Subject Code:- LAW 994
Prepared By:-Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor
3rd Moot Problem
Pradeep Singh and Preeti Singh belonged to Lucknow in the state of Uttar Pradesh
of India. They got married in 23.10.2011 as per Hindu Rites and Rituals at a farm
house situated in New Delhi. Their marriage was arrange marriage. In October,
2011 Pradeep and Preeti shifted to New Delhi along with their parents Ram Singh
(Father-in-law of Preeti) Devi Singh (Mother-in-law of Preeti) and Shiv Singh
(Brother-in-law of Preeti). On 12th June, 2012, Pradeep and Preeti were blessed
with a baby boy (Shyam Singh). On 1st September, 2017 at about 4.30 p.m., Ram
Singh (father-in-law) has heard the cries of Preeti and when he rushed to the
second floor of the house, he saw her burning. He tried to douse the fire. Preeti told
him that her son Shyam was lying in the bathroom. He rushed to the bathroom and
found that the child also had burns. Preeti and her child were removed to the
hospital. At about 6.40 p.m., her statement was recorded by the doctor wherein she
stated that she and her son caught fire when she was pouring kerosene oil in the
lamp which accidentally fell down; the oil got spilled over and both of them got
burnt. On receiving the intimation, father of Preeti (Yogesh Kumar) reached the
hospital on the same night. At about 10.55 p.m., the minor child shyam expired.
On 19th September, 2017, father of Preeti lodged a complaint with Police against
Pradeep his father (Ram Singh) mother (Devi Singh) and brother (Shiv Singh),
inter alia, alleging that after the marriage of his daughter, Pradeep and his family
