committed various acts of cruelty and harassment on the 3rd respondent, which would amount to commission of offence as per Sec.498A of the IPC. The learned Magistrate had then passed orders under the enabling provisions contained in Sec.156(3) of the Cr.P.C. whereby the SHO, Karunagappally, was directed to register crime in the above case and to conduct investigation. Accordingly Anx.A5 FIR in Crime No.363/2004 was registered by the Karunagappally Police on 25.5.2004 for offences punishable under Secs.323, 498A & 34 of the IPC in which the 4th petitioner herein and petitioners 1 to 3 herein have been arrayed accused 1 to 4 therein respectively. Further, the police had conducted an exhaustive investigation and had filed Anx.A6 refer report dated 25.7.2004 in Anx.A5 crime before the JFCM, Karunagappally. It appears that the 3rd respondent (lady defacto complainant) has not chosen to challenge Anx.A6 refer report filed by the police in the above crime, in the manner known to law. On the other hand it appears that the spouses were earlier living at Abu Dhabi. The competent court at Abu Dhabi had divorce in respect of the marital relationship between the 3rd respondent and the 4th petitioner
