ORDER :

M. Nagaprasanna, J.

The petitioners are before this Court calling in question proceedings in SC.No.742/2023 registered for offences punishable under Sections 3 04B and 498A read with Section 3 4 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 ('the IPC ' for short) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 .

2. Heard Shri Sunil Kumar S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Shri B.N. Jagadish, learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1. The complainant though served on 17.07.2023 has remained unrepresented despite passage of two years.

3. Facts in brief germane are as follows:

Accused No.1, the husband of the deceased gets married to one Smt. Shaila Budihal on 21.12.2018. The relationship between the two appears to have turned sore and on various grievances, the wife of accused No.1 commits suicide on 26.02.2021. The commission of suicide of the wife of accused No.1 leads towards registration of a complaint by her brother. The complaint then becomes a crime in crime No.17/2021 for offences punishable under Sections 3 04B and 498A read with Section 3 4 of the IPC . At the time of registration of the crime, the offences under the Dowry Prohibition A