This petitioner seek to quash the proceedings pending against them before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai in C.C.No.533 of 2005 for the offences under Section 498-A and 406 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant who is the second respondent herein married the petitioner/first accused on 05.01.2003 and it was an arranged marriage. About one week prior to the date of marriage, the first accused family members called the brother of the defacto complainant and a sum of Rs.3 lakhs was demanded. The father and brother of the defacto complainant arranged a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- and they gave it to the petitioner/first accused and sister Shabna/4th accused. Thereafter, the petitioner/first accused had gone to Dubai and the defacto complainants father arranged for his job and he had to bear all the expenses. At the time of marriage 200 sovereigns of jewels and diamond ring and other household articles were all given. A sum of Rs.10 lakhs was demanded instead of Car, but only Rs.7,50,000/- was paid. The defacto complainant also went to Soudhi Arabia and she joined her husband where she wa