While the first petitioner is the husband of the Swapna Sridharan, the petitioners 2 & 3 are the mother-in-law and father-in-law respectively.

2. Mr.Velmurugan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.R.Marudhachalamurthy, learned counsel for the respondent.

3. The brief facts of the case is as follows:

The first petitioner got married to the respondent/Swapna Sridharan on 29.06.2015. From July 2015 to October 2015, all of them lived jointly. There was an estranged relationship between the first petitioner and the respondent herein from November 2015 onwards and on 25.06.2016, the first petitioner had filed HMOP.No.4480 of 2016 before the learned III Additional Family Court, Chennai seeking for dissolution of his marriage. Subsequently, on 30.06.2016, the respondent had filed a complaint before the Social Welfare Officer and Domestic Violence case in DVC No.34 of 2016 before the learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai on 12.07.2016 against these petitioners. On 12.11.2016, a police complaint was also registered in Cr.No.9 of 2016 before the first respondent police. The proceedings in D.V.C.No.34 of 2016 under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2