Can my parents be included as accused again in 498a

Once your parents have been exonerated by the police i.e have been found innocent during the investigation and has been placed in coulumn No. 2 of the final report under section 173 of Cr.pc, they would be treated as persons who have not been made accused at all. They will not have to face the trial even if allegations have been made against them in the FIR.

 Yes they can be summoned  as additional accused by the court by invoking the provisions of section 319 of cr.pc if there is fresh evidence aginst them during the course of trial i.e some witness depose aginst them.The latest law on the point is that evidence should sufficently convince the court that evidence in question is likely to lead to the conviction of the the person to be summoned. Magistrates tend to summon additional accused in ordinary course, so even if your parents are summoned revision before Sessions Court and 482  Cr.pc before High Court is advisable. I do not agree with the erlier reply that protest petiton is right course of action.

Oral evidence has to face the the test of scrutiny by the court and also by cross examination and defence evidence by you. So, dont worry and prepare reply to allegations.

All the best.

Information given by 498 victim is completely true

"If she is not protesting the discharge of ur parents then they are discharged from the case and later on they cannot be made accussed."

---   it is not exactly so that matter depends upon the wife.

at the witness stage, if such witness or evidence comes before the mazistrate that the parents are involved in the matter, then the magistrate may call the parents.

"let me know on what basis this can happen?"

the above is the reason.