Bala Krishna Narayana,J.: -

Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned AGA for the State.

2. Despite being served none has appeared on behalf of the opposite party no.2.

3. The applicants by means of this application have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings of case no. 254 of 2011, under Sections 12.17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), Uma Vs. Manoj Kumar and others in so far as the same relate to the applicants.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicant nos. 1,3 and 4 are the sisters-in-law (nanads) and applicant no. 2 is the brother-in law (dewar) of the opposite party no.2(Uma), who is the wife of Manoj Kumar applicants' brother. He next submitted that the opposite party no.2 filed a complaint under the Act before the A.C.J.M.-VIIIth, Lucknow against the applicants and non-applicant Manoj Kumar and Smt. Shanti Devi her husband and mother-in-law respectively which was registered as case no. 24 of 2011. Learned counsel for the applicant next submitted that the opposite party no.2 complainant Uma having