ORDER

Shrivastava, J. -- 1. In this petition, under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have invoked the inherent powers of this Court seeking quashment of the FIR registered as Crime No.529/2020 at Police Station- Kotwali, District- Guna (M.P.) for the offence punishable under section 498 A/34 of IPC and sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and all consequential proceedings including Criminal Case No.1471/2020 pending before JMFC, Guna, District- Guna (M.P.)

2. The petitioner No.1 is the husband and petitioner No.2 is the mother-in-law of the respondent No.2/complainant.

3. Prosecution story, in short, is that respondent No.2 lodged a report at Police Station- Kotwali, District- Guna (M.P.) to the effect that she was married to petitioner No.1 on 13.10.2018 in accordance with hindu rites and rituals. At the time of marriage, her father had given some dowry to the petitioners. After 15 days of marriage, petitioner No.1 came to the parental house of the respondent No.2/complainant for taking her along with him. After passage of about one and half month, the petitioners and their relatives started demanding of Rs.2,00,000/- and one four wheeler in dowry and st