JUDGMENT :

C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

1. As these three appeals are interrelated, they are being heard and disposed of together.

2. The de facto complainant - P.W. 1 filed Criminal Appeal No. 876 of 2011 against the common judgment dt. 26.05.2011 to the extent it pertains to Sessions Case No. 48 of 2005, accused No. 1 filed Criminal Appeal No. 592 of 2011 against the same common judgment, qua Sessions Case No. 530 of 2003, and accused Nos. 2 to 4 filed Criminal Appeal No. 638 of 2011 also against the said common judgment.

3. The case of the prosecution in Sessions Case No. 530 of 2003 is briefly stated hereunder.

(a) That the marriage of one Sujatha (hereafter referred to as "the deceased") was solemnized with accused No. 1 on 17.05.1997 at Kurnool, that at the time of marriage P.W. 1, the father of the deceased fulfilled the requirements as per the demand of accused Nos. 1 to 4, that accused No. 1 was working in the Office of the Director General and Inspector General of Jails, at Hyderabad, and that after the marriage the deceased joined with accused No. 1 and resided at Kamalanagar in Vanasthalipuram. That accused No. 1 is no other than the nephew of P.W. 1, that the couple led a happ