The present petition has been filed against the order dated 14.8.2025, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kangra, at Dharamshala (learned Trial Court) in Private Criminal Complaint No.25 of 2022, titled Hritik Gupta Vs. Amritanshu Gupta. (The parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the complainant filed a complaint before the learned Trial Court against the accused for committing the offences punishable under sections 415, 417, 500 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It was asserted that the complainant is residing at Dharamshala and is working remotely from his home. The complainant and the accused had put up their matrimonial profiles on a matrimonial website. The accused accepted the complainant’s request to connect on the website on 4.8.2022. A mobile number xxx383 was shared with the complainant for further discussion. Complaint’s mother had a brief discussion with the father of the accused. Both parties found the alliance suitable, and the father of the accused shared the mobile number of the