THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AGAINST THE ABOVE PETITIONERS IN CR.NO.65/2025 OF TUMAKURU WOMEN P.S TUMAKURU, PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL.SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT TUMKUR FOR O/P/U/S 85,115(2),351(2),352,3(5) OF BNS ACT 2023 AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT 1961.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners are accused Nos.1 to 6. Respondent No.2 is the complainant are before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No. 65 of 2025.

2. Heard Sri.Nagamani V, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.Rashmi Patel, learned HCGP appearing for the respondents.

3. Before embarking upon the consideration of the issue in the lis, I deem it appropriate to notice the relationship between the parties. Petitioner No.1 - accused No.1 is the husband of the complainant, petitioner No.2 is the mother-in-law, petitioner No.3 is the father-in-law, petitioner No.4 is the sister-in-law, petitioner Nos.5 and 6 are the other members of the family.

4. Accused No.1 and the complainant get married in the year 2023. It transpires that the relationship between the accused No.1 and the complainant flounders. On floundering of the relationship, the complainant seeks to register a complaint implicating all six accused, the relationship of whom is described herein above into the web of crime for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) of BNS Act, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The registration of the crime is what has driven the petitioners to this Court in the subject petition.

5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the in-laws or even distant relatives of the accused No.1 are drawn into the web of proceedings without any rhyme or reason. Therefore, would submit that the proceedings/investigation must not be continued in the case on hand.

6. The learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 - complainant would submit that the allegations galore against all the accused. Therefore, it is for the accused to face investigation in the least. He would seek dismissal of the petition.

7. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions made by the respective learned counsel and have perused the available material on record.

8. The afore-narrated relationship between the parties are a matter of record, which would not require any reiteration. The entire issue has now triggered from the registration of the complaint. The complaint so registered reads as follows.

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