ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal arises out of the order dated 23.03.2023 passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court whereby the appellants' petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), seeking quashing of Complaint No. COMA 1596 of 2019 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) and the summoning order dated 08.11.2019 by which notice was issued to the appellants, was dismissed by the High Court.

3. The facts giving rise to the present appeal are as follows. The appellants are the father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law of the respondent-complainant.

3.1. Anuj Jaipuria, the younger son of appellant no.1 and 2, married the respondent-complainant on 22.11.2004. Two children were born out of the said marriage.

3.2. Appellant no.1 purchased a residential house in Noida. The ground floor was occupied by the younger son, Anuj Jaipuria, along with the respondent, while appellant no.1 and appellant no.2 occupied the first floor. The elder son, appellant no.3, and his wife, appellant no.4, reside separately. A housing loan of Rs.2,47,13,363/- was issued in the name of Anuj Jaipuria