ORDER

P. Swaroop Reddy, J.—This petition under Section 482, Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, who are respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in D.V.C. No.1 of 2008 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Pulivendula, Kadapa District. The first respondent herein, who is the complainant (hereinafter called as the complainant) in the above D.V.C., filed the complaint under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short ‘the Act’) claiming reliefs under Sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Act.

2. According to the complainant, her marriage with M.S. Mahender Reddy son of the first and second petitioners and the brother of the third petitioner herein was performed on 29.6.1997. According to the complainant, huge amount to a tune of Rs.1,00,00,000 was given to the petitioners apart from several other articles. After the marriage, the spouses lived in United States of America for some time.

There was harassment by the husband, even after the birth of a child. Even after they returned to India, there was harassment by the husband, as well as parents-in-law, including the sister-in-law. It is the case of the complainant that not only she, but her father