ORDER

1. The applicants have filed these petitions u/s. 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking quashment of FIR No.139/2018 registered on a complaint made by respondent No.2 alleging commission of offence u/s. 498-A, 323 and 34 of the IPC at Police Station Mahila Thana, Indore. The petitioner in M.Cr.C. No.16764/2019 has also sought quashment of the proceedings in Cr. Case No. 878/2019.

The introduction of the parties

2. Applicant No.1 is the father of Kartik Mathur R/o G-39, South City 2, Gurgaon (now Gurugram) and Apllicant No. 2 is the wife of Daksh Mathur (the elder son of Apllicant No.1) . Smt. Meera Mathur is the wife of applicant No. 1. The applicants are residents of H. NO. 123, BLOCK A-9, ROAD NO. 1, SHYAM KUNJ, NEAR MARUTI KUNJ, GURGAON (HARYANA). Respondent No. 2 / the complainant is a daughter of SHRI SARVESH MATHUR R/O B 503, CRYSTAL COURT, CHS, SECTOR 7, KHARGHAR, NAVI MUMBAI. Respondent No.2 and Kartik Mathur ( younger son of Applicant No.1) were married following Hindu rites and rituals in Indore on 22.6.2017.

The prosecution story

2. Respondent No.2, lodged an FIR on 29.7.2018 at Police Station Mahila Thana Indore disclosing that at the time of marriage, her parents spent Rs. 50 to 60 Lacs and they also gave gold and silver ornaments to the applicants. Her husband Kartik Mathur and his parents demanded Rs.1,00,000/- for the arrangement of an AC bus, at the time of marriage which her father had given. She went to her matrimonial house in Gurgaon. Thereafter she went with her husband to Shimla for a honeymoon. Parents of Kartik Mathur i.e. Rajan Mathur and Smt. Meera Mathur and Smt. Nandita Mathur W/o. Daksh Mathur also reached Shimla to spoil the honeymoon. the complainant further alleges that they all ill-treated by way of taunting her for the demand of Rs.10 Lacs and a car. Thereafter, they all came back to Gurgaon. On 30.6.2017, Kartik Mathur left for Australia disclosing that he is unhappy with her as her parents did not fulfil the demand. She remained with her in-laws in the matrimonial house for a few days. She was beaten and thrown out of the house on 30.7.2017. Thereafter, she came to Indore and lodged the FIR on 29.7.2018 i.e. after one year. The contents of the FIR are as under:

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