ORAL JUDGMENT : (PER: M. M. NERLIKAR, J.)

Heard.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of parties, heard finally.

3. By this present application, the applicants are seeking quashment of Regular Criminal Case No. 68/2022 (charge-sheet No.45/2022) pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chimur, Dist. Chandrapur arising out of First Information Report (“FIR”) bearing Crime No.188/2022, dated 13.06.2022 registered with Police Station Chimur, Dist. Chandrapur for the offence punishable under Section 498-A, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”). The applicant No.1 is husband, applicant No.2 is mother-in-law and applicant No.3 is father-in-law of non-

applicant No.2, whereas applicant No-4 is the friend of applicant No.1.

4. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for applicants submits that he is not pressing the present application so far as applicant Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are concerned. However, he has pressed the application on behalf of applicant No.4 who is the friend of husband i.e. applicant No.1. Therefore, as the application is not pressed in respect of applicant Nos. 1, 2 and 3, we dispose of the present application to the extent of these