ORDER:-

1. Heard Sri M. Christopher representing Sri T.Pradyumna Kumar Reddy, the learned Counsel representing petitioners –A.13 and A.14, Sri Raghu, the learned Counsel representing the 1st respondent and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the 2nd respondent.

2. The Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter in short referred to as ‘the Code’ for the purpose of convenience) by A.13 and A.14 in C.C.No.170/2007 on the file of the II-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, Krishna District, praying for quashing of the proceedings.

3. The 1st respondent is a practicing Advocate at Vijayawada. A.1 also is a practicing Advocate and they belong to different castes. On 13-5-98 they were married. The parents of both the parties did not attend the marriage. Out of their wed-lock, a male child was born on 19-10-99. Gradually the parents of A.1 developed intimacy with the 1st respondent. A.1 and his family also used to visit the parents of A.1 along with the child. After some time, A.1 started harassing the 1st respondent along with the active support of his parents and relatives and demanded Rs.5 lakhs a