JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to call for the records and quash the entire proceedings in Crime No.3 of 2018 pending on the file of the first respondent police against them.)

1. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the complaint registered on 15.02.2018 under Section 498A, 406, 420 and 506(i) IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioners, who are the sisters-in-law of the de facto complainant.

2. The complaint was filed by the de facto complainant against her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law alleging that the marriage between the de facto complainant and the first accused was solemnized on 11.06.2009. At the time of marriage, besides a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- cash and house hold articles worth Rs.1,00,000/-, 50 Soverign of gold jewels, diamond necklace, diamond stud and diamond ring along with bracelets were given as seedhana. While so, for the development of business of the first accused, the accused persons were pressurizing the de facto complainant to bring additional dowry. The petitioners herein who are sister of the first accused ill-advised him t