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VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA
Rampal Gautam – Appellant
Versus
State By Mahadevapura Police Station, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru – Respondent
ORDER :
Criminal Appeal @ SLP(Criminal) No. 7968 of 2016
1. Heard.
2. Leave granted.
3. The appellants herein are the father-in-law,1[Hereinafter referred to as ‘appellant No. 1’.] mother-in-law,2[Hereinafter referred to as ‘appellant No. 2’], brother-in-law3[Hereinafter referred to as ‘appellant No. 3’], and sister-in-law4[Hereinafter referred to as ‘appellant No. 4’] respectively of respondent No.2- complainant.5[Hereinafter referred to as ‘the complainant’]. The marriage between the complainant and Sanjay Gautam, son of the appellant Nos. 1 and 2 was solemnized on 22nd April, 2004. The spouses started living together in Bangalore from 8 th May, 2004. The complainant filed a complaint against her husband Sanjay Gautam at the Police Station Mahadevpura, Bangalore on 26th December, 2006 alleging inter alia that her husband had gone somewhere on 24th December, 2006 without informing her. He returned home on 26th December, 2006 and started assaulting her by giving blows on face and causing her injuries. In the morning, he also tried to beat their daughter and demanded that the complainant should bring money from her parents. He went away from the house after beating the complainant and t
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