ORAL ORDER

This petition by accused No.5 in C.C.No.2338/2023 pending on the file of the XXXIX Additional CCM, Bangalore, seeks quashing of the impugned proceedings qua the petitioner for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498A , 504, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1908 [for short, 'IPC'].

2. Heard learned counsels for the parties and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that respondent No.2 is married to one Mohit Roy - accused No.1, while accused Nos.2, 3 and 4 are his family members. The respondent No.2 filed the instant complaint against the petitioner, which culminated in the impugned charge sheet inter alia alleging that the petitioner was the friend of accused No.1 and consequently, the petitioner was also guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 498A , 504, 506 read with 34 of IPC.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner invited my attention to the contents of the FIR, Charge Sheet, statement of witnesses etc., in order to point out that apart from the fact that the petitioner not being the member of the family of respondent No.2 or her husband, cannot be construed or treated as a 'relative' within t