Learned counsel for the peti t ioners, inter alia, submits that the prese n t FIR emanates from the ma t rimonial dispute between the parties. It is submitted that petitioner N o.1 is the husband; whereas petitioners No. 2 and 3 are the parent s -in-law of respondent No. 2- complaina n t. Marriage of the petition e r No. 1 with complainant/ responden t No.2 was solemnized on 05.0 2 .2018 and one daughter child was born o ut of the said wedlock, who is c u rrently in the care and custody of petition e r No. 1-husband. Due to tempe r amental differences, the parties could not cohabit together and started r e siding separately since April, 2022. No w better sense has prevailed bet w een the parties and in order to live peace f ully, parties have resolved all t h eir disputes amicable. It is also submitted that vide judgment and decre e dated 22.03.2024 (Annexure P-2) pass e d by the learned Family Cou r t, Pathankot, in joint petition under Sec t ion 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, marriage between petitiner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 has a l ready been dissolved by way of mutual co n sent. Further, it is submitted t hat initially, 05 persons were named in t h e FIR, however, challan has be e n filed only against the present petitioners and they have never been decla r ed as proclaimed offender(s).
