ORDER :

Both these Criminal Revision Cases arise out of common Judgment passed by the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court at Visakhapatnam, in Crl.A.Nos.29 & 30 of 2015, dated 26.06.2015.

2. Heard Sri G.V.S.Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri N.Srihari, learned counsel for the 1st respondent as well as Sri Soora Venkata Sainath, learned Special Assistant Public Prosecutor.

3. Facts in nutshell :

Petitioners 1 & 2 in both the cases are the wife and minor child of the 1st respondent herein. The petitioners herein filed D.V.C.No.30 of 2012 on the file of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (P&E) at Visakhapatnam under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 seeking maintenance and other reliefs.

(ii) Marriage of the 1st petitioner was performed with the 1st respondent on 21-04-1999 at Simhachalam Devastam, Visakhapatnam, and it is a love marriage. Out of wedlock, they were blessed with two male children on 13-02-2000 and 04-05-2004 respectively. At the time of marriage, an amount of Rs.2,00,000/- and other gold articles were presented by the parents of the 1st petitioner. 2nd respondent is the mother-in-law, 3rd respondent is the siste