JUDGMENT

Shiv Narayan Dhingra, J.

1. The above writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashing of an FIR No. 0188/02, P.S. Digha, Patna, Bihar registered against the petitioners in respect of offences under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. It is stated by petitioner Niraj Trivedi that he was a permanent resident of Delhi and was working in USA. Petitioners Parimal Trivedi and Anju Trivedi state that they were permanent resident of Delhi but were working for gains at Aruba, Holland. An FIR was got registered against the petitioners being FIR No.0188/02 at P.S. Dhiga, Patna, Bihar under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act by Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, father-in-law of Niraj Trivedi. In the FIR, he alleged that his daughter Shweta was seen and liked by the family of the petitioners at Patna before marriage, so marriage was finalized between Niraj Trivedi and Shweta. He decided to give gifts worth Rs.8 Lac at his daughter's marriage to be delivered at New Delhi. On 18th June, 1998, marriage between Shweta and Niraj took place at Delhi and after marriage she went to her in