JUDGMENT

Sheel Nagu, J.—Inherent powers of this court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. are invoked for assailing the order dated 8/2/2013 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gwalior in complaint case No.1254/13 for taking cognizance of the complaint alleging offence punishable under Section 384 of I.P.C., and thereby issuing summons to the petitioners. Pertinently, petitioner No.1 is Smt. Dipti Gupta, who is said to be friend of Dr. Subhash Parmar, husband of respondent.

2. Learned counsel for the rival parties are heard.

3. Factual matrix giving rise to the present dispute is that on 21/6/2010 the respondent and Dr. Subhash Parmar entered into wedlock whereafter both started residing in matrimonial home at Bhopal but later from August, 2010 to May, 2010 they shifted to Gwalior. The respondent alleged that she was subjected to curelty for dowry demand. It was further alleged that in connivance with one Dr. Dipti Gupta (petitioner No.1), who is alleged to be friend of husband Dr. Subhash Parmar, the respondent/wife was surreptitiously given drugs so that she may abort the unborn child, who was diagnosed by sonography to be of female sex. It was alleged that in this nefarious