JUDGMENT

amit B. Borkar, J. - Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties.

2. By this joint application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the applicant nos.1 to 7 are challenging registration of the first information report vide Crime No. 14/2020, dated 17.01.2020 filed against them by applicant no.8 with non-applicant Police Station, Wathoda, Nagpur for the offence punishable under Sections 498-a, 294, 323 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and consequent charge-sheet bearing No. 53/2020 dated 24.09.2020 and criminal case bearing Regular Criminal Case No. 2067/2020 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Nagpur.

3. The first information report in question came to be registered against the applicant nos.1 to 7 with accusation that they have physically and mentally harassed applicant no.8 for non-payment of dowry. The investigating agency after completion of the investigation filed the charge-sheet against applicant nos.1 to 7.

4. We have heard Shri Saurabh Raut, learned counsel for the applicants and Shri S.M. Ghodeswar, learned additional Public Prosecutor the non-applicant/State.

5. During pendency of the proce