1. This petition seeks invoking of inherent jurisdiction of this Court under section 561-A Cr.P.C. to quash a 'complaint' (application) under section 12(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2010 (for short the Act) filed against the petitioners by the respondent as also the order dated 27.01.2014 passed by the trial Magistrate.

2. Heard. I have perused the record.

3. Petitioner No. 1 and the respondent are husband and wife, their marriage was solemnized on 18.09.2012. Petitioners 2 and 3 are the parents of petitioner No. 1 and petitioner No. 4 is his sister. Petitioner No. 5 is the husband of petitioner No. 4.

4. In her application under section 12(1) of the Act filed before learned Special Excise Magistrate, Jammu, respondent has leveled various allegations of violence and harassment against the petitioners. I may state briefly; the respondent has alleged that petitioner Nos. 1 to 3, who constitute a joint Hindu family, were not happy with the items of dowry brought by her so immediately after marriage they started subjecting her to physical and mental torture. They subjected her to physical torture publically during short span of her stay at he

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