JUDGMENT :

VINOD CHAERJI KOUL, J.

1. Petitioners in the instant petition seek quashment of the complaint titled Gurinder Jeet Kaur vs. S. Baldev Singh and Others filed under section 12(1) of the J&K Protection of Women from Domestic Violence, Act (for brevity ‘impugned complaint’) which is pending before the Court of Learned JMIC, Sub-Judge, Jammu (for brevity ‘trial Court’) wherein process has been issued by the trial Court against the petitioners herein.

2. The aforesaid complaint has been filed by the respondent-complainant-Gurinder Jeet Kaur on 20.12.2017, wherein she complained about being subjected to domestic violence by the accused-petitioners herein.

3. In brief, the acts of domestic violence are that she and the petitioner No. 4-Baldev Singh were married on 19.01.2007 as per the Sikh rites (Anand Karaj) and rituals at Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Greater Kailash Kunjwani, Jammu and out of the said wedlock one child, namely, Gurshish Singh has born. She alleges in the complaint that at the time of solemnizing of the marriage sufficient dowry in the shape of articles, i.e., Refrigerator, washing Machine, Air-conditioner, TV and Gold ornaments were given to the petitioners a