Paramjeet Singh, J.

1. Petitioners, who are facing allegations of domestic violence, have approached this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of complaint No. 209-2 dated 11.01.2013 along with Form No. 1 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short 'the Act') and notice dated 16.07.2013 vide which petitioners have been summoned. Brief facts for disposal of present petition are that respondent-complainant filed an application under the provisions of the Act against the petitioners, husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncles and aunts of the husband, sons and daughters of the uncles of the husband. Petitioners No. 1, 3 and 5 are uncles of husband of respondent, petitioners No. 2, 4 and 6 are their wives, respectively whereas petitioner No. 7 is son of petitioner No. 1, petitioner No. 8 is son of petitioner No. 3 and petitioner No. 9 is married daughter of petitioner No. 1. All of them are having separate residence and mess from the husband's family. It is further averred that earlier respondent/complainant had got registered FIR under Sections 406/498-A IPC against her husband, father-in-law and mother-in

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