ORDER :

By way of instant petition, a prayer has been made to quash FIR No.37/2019, dated 09.9.2019, under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC, registered at Women Police Station at Bhiuli, District Mandi, H.P. and all subsequent criminal proceedings.

2. Petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 are husband and wife. Petitioners No. 2 and 3 are father and mother of petitioner No. 1, respectively. Petitioner No. 4 is his married sister.

3. The marriage between petitioner and respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 08.05.2018. Petitioner was employed in Merchant Navy. On 11.06.2018, petitioner left his native village to join his duties. Petitioner came back on 19.08.2019 after availing leave. In the meantime, on 11.02.2019, a son was born to respondent No.2.

4. On 05.09.2019, respondent No. 2 filed a complaint before the Gram Panchayat alleging harassment at the hands of petitioners No.1 to 4 for dowry. It was also alleged that on 29.08.2019, respondent was beaten by petitioner No.1. On 06.09.2019, a compromise was recorded between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 before Gram Panchayat.

5. On 09.09.2019, respondent No. 2 made a complaint to the police, on the basis of whic