(Delivered on 1st day of July, 2024)

1.The present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is preferred by the petitioner seeking quashment of the FIR registered at Crime No.170/2022 at the Police Station Kotwali District Gwalior for offence under Sections 377 , 506 and 323 of IPC .

2.Precisely stated facts of the case are that marriage of petitioner and respondent No.2 was solemnized on 10-03-2015 and out of their wedlock, they have twins aged 7 years. After four years of marriage, already existing domestic incompatibility reached to a flash point between the parties resulting into filing of cases at the instance of respondent No.2/complainant against the petitioner in relation to offence Section 498-A of IPC read with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “the DP Act”) at crime No.361/2019 at Police Station Kotwali District Gwalior. Case under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1955”) at the instance of petitioner and proceedings under Section 125 of Cr.P.C . at the instance of respondent No.2 against petitioner were started. After due conciliation, parties settled their d