JUDGMENT :

Prithviraj K. Chavan, J.

Admit.

2. Heard Mr. Pavithran, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.R. Rivankar, learned Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. By this revision application under Section 397 read with 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner who is an advocate and original accused No. 3 has challenged an order of framing charge by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Margao in Sessions Case No. 1/2018 under Section 498-A, 306 read with 34 of I.P.C.

4. Deceased Vaibhavi alias Bhakti Prabhu Velgekar is the third daughter of the complainant Shoba. She was married to accused Vinod Prabhu Velgekar in the month of February 2008. There are three issues out of the wedlock. It is alleged that ever since her marriage, Vaibhavi was subjected to harassment, assault and ill-treated by her in-laws, her husband Vinod, his father Pradeep Velgekar and sister Shrivina alias Deepa Kamat i.e. the petitioner. Attempts were made to settle the dispute between the deceased and her husband as well as in-laws in the month of April, 2012 by another son-in-law of the complainant namely Arvind Pai and others, however, when they had been to the house of the accused, they were insulted and asked to get lost.