1. Sarvshri Lakhi Singh, Ishwar Singh, Tara Chand, Wazir Singh, Sultan Singh and Ishwar Singh have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of CriminalProcedure against Shri Jai Singh son of Ranjit Singh, resident of village Bhagpur, Tehsil Jhajjar, District Rohtak, for the quashment of complaint dated 18-9-1989 (Annexure P6) filed by the respondent (Jai Singh) under Sections 323/341/342/343/500/506, Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Jhajjar, and he charges Annexures P7 to P11, framed against the petitioners, and the order dated 20th March, 1996 (Annexure P 12), contending that the complaint, charges and the order, referred to above, are in the nature of an abuse of the process of the Court.

2. It has been alleged by the petitioners that on the night of 21st/22nd July, 1988 one Chottu Ram resident of village Bhagpur died, and on the basis of that FIR No. 83 dated 22-7-1988 under Section 302, Indian Penal Code, was registered at Police Station Beri, District Rohtak. Investigation of the case was entrusted to the S.H.O. but no progress was made in the said case. Due to lack of progress the case was eventually transferre