P.S. Gopinathan, J.

1. Revision petitioners are accused 1 and 2 in C.C. No.386 of 2002 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pathanamthitta. Second respondent herein prosecuted the revision petitioners along with six others (accused Nos.3 to 8) by filing a complaint accusing offence under section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") with plea that on 17-11-2001 accused Nos. 1 and 5 visited his house and put forward a proposal of wedding between his daughter Raji and the 1st accused. He agreed for the same. On 22-11-2001, all the accused went to the house of the 2nd respondent, met the daughter of the 2nd respondent and agreed to proceed with the proposal. Second accused is the mother of the 1st accused. Accused 3 to 7 are the other sons of the 2nd accused and 8th accused is her daughter. In return, the 2nd respondent and others went to the house of the accused and they agreed for proceeding with the proposal of wedding. On 16-12-2001, at the house of the 2nd respondent there was an engagement, wherein relatives and friends of both families attended and decided to conduct the wedding on 20-1-2002 at the Parish Hall of Ebanezar M