ORDER :

The present criminal petition is filed to quash the proceedings in Cr. No. 237 of 2021 pending on the file of P.S. Shahinayat Gunj.

2. Heard Ms. Naseeb Afshan, learned counsel for the Petitioners, Mr. P. Shiv Kumar, learned counsel for Respondent No. 2 and learned Public Prosecutor for Respondent No. 1

3. Facts of the case

i) Petitioner Nos.1, 2 and 3 are respectively the husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law of Respondent No.2. The Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 got married on 06.06.2014 in Hyderabad. Disputes arose between the parties and Respondent No.2 alleged that she was driven out of her marital house on 20.07.2021.

ii) On 26.08.2021, the Petitioner No. 1 through his counsel issued a legal notice to Respondent No. 2. In the said notice, it was stated that Respondent No. 2 can join the matrimonial company of Petitioner No. 1 only after she gets treated for her ‘quarrelsome attitude’.

iii) On 27.10.2021, Respondent No. 2 had filed a complaint with the P.S. Banjara Hills alleging offences under Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The said complaint was registered as Cr. No. 787 of 2021.

iv) After registration o