In the present case, the mother-in- law, the brother-in-law and the sister-in-law of the complainant woman had moved the High Court for quashing the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against them in Mohali in 2012.
They also challenged the proclamation proceedings initiated against them by the trial court.
In the present case, the couple, the complainant and her husband, had married in 2007 and soon thereafter moved to the United States. However, due to marital discord, they started living separately in 2012.
On her return to India, the complainant filed a complaint against her husband the in-laws (present petitioners). The couple’s marriage was dissolved by a US Court in 2013.
Source: Barandbench
