JUDGMENT

Alok Kumar Verma, J. - The applicants – accused persons have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash the impugned charge-sheet dated 30.05.2019, filed in FIR No.316 of 2018, registered with Police Station Raipur, District Dehradun, cognizance and summoning order dated 15.07.2019, passed by the learned Ist Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun in Criminal Case No.3720 of 2019, "State vs. Sagar Dhiman and Another", along with the entire proceedings, pending in the court of the Ist Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun.

2. Subsequent to the submissions of the charge-sheet, the learned Magistrate took cognizance by the impugned cognizance order and summoning order is passed against the applicants – accused persons for the offence under Sections 498A, 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

3. Smt. Himani Dhimani, the respondent no.2/ the informant/victim is present in-person. The applicant – accused Sagar Dhiman is present in-person.

4. Heard Mr. Shivanand Bhatt, the learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Vishwa Prakash Bahuguna, the learned counsel appearing for the