Hon’ble Vijay Kumar Verma, J.—By means of this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, ‘the Cr.P.C.’), the applicants (1) Amit Kumar, (2) Smt. Mahendri, (3) Smt. Savita, (4) Smt. Rajnees, (5) Smt. Mamchandra, (6) Amrish, (7) Rajesh and (8) Suneel have invoked inherent jurisdiction of this Court for quashing of the proceedings of criminal case No. 2603 of 2009 (State v. Amit Kumar and others) under Sections 498A, 323, 504, I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act arising out of crime No. 242 of 2008, P.S. Mahila Thana, Meerut pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to the filing of the application under Section 482, Cr.P.C., in brief, are that marriage of applicant No. 1 Amit Kumar and opposite party No. 2 Smt. Aadesh Kumari took place on 6.3.2006, but subsequently some misunderstanding and disputes were developed between the couple, as a result of which Smt. Aadesh Kumari lodged an FIR against the applicants at P.S. Mahila Thana, Meerut on 24.2.2008, where a case under Section 498-A, 323, 504 I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act was registered at crime No. 242 of 2008. After investigation, ch