S.G.SHAH

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Kamlesh Mehta for the petitioners, learned advocate Mr.Nikul Soni for the respondent No.2 and learned APP Mr.K.P.Raval for the respondent No.1 – State.

2. Perused the record. The petitioners herein are in-laws of the victim, who committed suicide because of matrimonial dispute with her husband. At present, we are not entering into the minute details of matrimonial dispute or reason for suicide by the victim, for the simple reason that practically, at present, husband of the victim is not before us and therefore, so far as personal matrimonial dispute and details of such disputes are concerned, it would not be appropriate to discuss all such details in absence of any submission on behalf of the husband, who is not before us, so also for the simple reason that discussion and determination on such factual details may otherwise prejudice the trial where evidence is yet to be recorded.

3. The only issue to be resolved in this petition at this stage is regarding continuity of criminal proceedings against the present petitioners viz. petitioner No.1 is mother-in-law, petitioner No.2 is sister-in-law i.e. sister of the husband of the victim, pet