JUDGMENT :

The petitioners seek quashing of FIR/Case Crime No.196 of 2023, dated 17.04.2023, under Section 306 IPC, Police Station Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar and charge-sheet dated 06.06.2023 filed in the matter.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. During the pendency of the writ petition, it was brought on record that charge-sheet has already been filed in the matter. The petitioners have also challenged the charge-sheet dated 06.06.2023, filed in the matter.

4. According to the FIR, deceased Gurmeet Singh had sold two gold bangles to the petitioners on 15.04.2023. On 16.04.2023, both the petitioners telephoned Gurmeet Singh that the gold is not pure. They are going to lodge the report. Hearing it, Gurmeet Singh told the petitioners that he would return the money, subject to return of the gold bangles, but according to the FIR, both the petitioners abused and threatened Gurmeet Singh and also told that they would lodge a report and send him in jail. They continued threatening Gurmeet Singh telephonically, due to which, Gurmeet Singh frustrated, get humiliated and committed suicide on 17.04.2023. The report was lodged by the respondent no.3, the