A. K. SINGH, J.

( 1 ) HEARD the learned Counsel for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecuor and the learned Counsel for the non-petitioner No. 2.

( 2 ) BY this petition under Section 482 Cr. P. C. the petitioners have prayed that F. I. R. No. 78/96 registered at police station, Sumerpur be quashed.

( 3 ) ACCORDING to the averments made in the petition, respondent No. 2 Smt. Shobha was married to Shri Manak Chand (petitioner No. 1) on 28-1-1995. After their marrige the relations between Manak Chand and Smt. Shobha (respondent No. 2) became strained. As a result Smt. Shobha has filed a complaint against the petitioners in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Sumerpur alleging the commission of offences u/ss. 498a and 406, IPC. That complaint was forwarded by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sumerpur to the Station House Officer of the Police Station, Sumerpur under sub-section (3) of S. 156, Cr. P. C. for investigation. On receipt of the complaint, the Station House Officer of the Police Station registered the F. I. R. No. 5/96 in respect of offences u/ss. 493a and 406, IPC. During the course of investigation statements of several persons were recorded u/s. 161, Cr. P. C.