ORDER

1. The petitioners are before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.8663 of 2009, in particular, the order dated 31-03-2015 by which, cognizance is taken by the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bangalore and the order dated 22-03-2018 passed in Criminal Revision Petition No.289 of 2015 dismissing the application of the petitioners seeking discharge from C.C.No.8663 of 2009, for offences punishable under Section 406 of the IPC.

2. Heard Sri S.Balakrishnan, learned counsel appearing for petitioners and Smt. Shailja Agarwal, learned counsel appearing for Sri Pradeep Nayak, learned counsel for respondent.

3. Brief facts as projected by the prosecution are as follows:-

The respondent is the complainant. The 1st petitioner/accused No.1 was the husband of the respondent. Petitioners 2 and 3 are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the complainant. Marriage between the 1st petitioner and the respondent was solemnized on 03-12-1998. It is the case of the complainant that prior to the said date of marriage certain talks between the parents of the complainant and the 1st petitioner resulted in exchange of Rs.4/- lakhs at one point in time and Rs.5/-lakhs later, wh