Mr. Rameshwar Singh Malik, J.: - Petitioners, by way of instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (‘Cr.P.C.’ for short), seek quashing of FIR No.78 dated 17.7.2010 under Sections 498-A, 406 and 384 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’ for short), registered at Police Station Division No.3, Jalandhar (Annexure P-1), alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, including the order dated 11.3.2011 (Annexure P-4), whereby petitioners were declared proclaimed offenders by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class (‘JMIC’ for short), Jalandhar.

2. Notice of motion was issued and pursuant thereto, reply on behalf of respondent no.1-State of Punjab was filed by way of affidavit dated 12.1.2015. A separate undated reply on behalf of respondent no.2- complainant was filed. However, despite having been impleaded as partyrespondent no.3, no reply was filed on behalf of Ms. Savita Bansal-estranged wife of petitioner no.1-Rajiv Mehta.

3. Shorn of detailed factual background, it would suffice to refer to the basic facts of the case, which are necessary for the disposal of the present petition. Marriage between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.3 t