The inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. has been invoked by the petitioner for quashing the entire criminal proceeding including the order dated 20.09.2004 passed by SDJM, Jamshedpur in C-1 Case No. 710 of 2004 whereby and whereunder he came to the conclusion that prima facie offence under Sections 498 (A) and 406 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act is made out against the petitioner and other accused persons. Accordingly, he directed for issuance of summon against them.

2. Aforesaid complaint case has been instituted against the petitioner and six others on the basis of a complaint filed by complainant/opposite party no. 2, Harbinder Kaur @ Baban. It is alleged that on 05.12.1993 opposite party no. 2 married to accused Dalwinder Singh (son of petitioner) in accordance with Sikh rites and customs at Jamshedpur. It is further alleged that in course of marriage, the parents of opposite party no. 2 had given ornaments and other articles as gift / presentation. It is further alleged that after the marriage, opposite party no. 2 went to her matrimonial house situated at Gurudwara Road, Benochiti, Durgapur in t