ORDER

Dated this the 23^rd day of February, 2026 The accused Nos. 3 to 5 involved in C.C. No. 2548 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -I, Chengannur, arising out of Crime No. 885 of 2013 of Mannar police station, have filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offence alleged against the petitioners along with the other accused persons is under Section 498A r/w 34 of the IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the 1^st accused, being the husband of the defacto complainant and the other accused persons, being his relatives subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally, on the ground of dowry and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, there is no specific allegations against the petitioners so as to make out an offence under Section 498A of the IPC . Moreover, according to the learned counsel, as per Annexure D judgment, the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -I, Chengannur has already acquitted the accused persons 1 and 2. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against t