1. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to by their name.

2. Thangarani got married to Jeganathan, a police constable, on 21.10.2009 and a son was born to them on 13.07.2010 and a daughter was born to them on 20.10.2011. On 10.08.2012, Thangarani lodged a complaint against her husband and in-laws, based on which, the All Women Police Station, Tiruneveli, registered a case in Crime No.24 of 2012, for the offences under Sections 498(A), 406, 294(b), 506(i) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act, 2002, against Jeganathan, [A-1], Thangapushpam, [A-2 - A-1's mother], Kanthakesavan [A-3 - A-1's father], Rejitha [A-4 - A-1's sister] and Manikandan [A-5 - A-1's friend]. During investigation, Jeganathan died on 31.08.2012. The case was transferred to the file of the All Women Police Station, Kanyakumari and was registered as Crime No.2 of 2013. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, completed the investigation and filed a final report on 08.01.2014, before the Judicial Magistrate, No.1, Nagercoil, against Thangapushpam, [A-2] and Kanthakesavan [A-3], leaving out Rejitha [A-4] and Manikandan [A-5]