ORDER :

The present Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.578 of 2015 on the file of the Court of II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-Mahila Magistrate at Vijayawada, Krishna District.

2. The petitioners herein are arrayed as Accused Nos.1 to 4 in the said case for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘D.P. Act’).

3. Heard Smt.K.Sesha Rajyam, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr.A.Radha Krishna, learned counsel for the 1st respondent and Mr.Soora Sainath, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 2nd respondent-State.

4. The brief facts of the case are that the daughter of the 1st respondent herein and the wife of the 1st petitioner by name Ms. Lakshmi Gowthami (herein after referred to as the de facto complainant) lodged a complaint on 16.06.2014 at Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada City, stating that her marriage was performed with the 1st petitioner on 14.06.2012 and that he was working at United States of America. As per the wishes of the 1st petitioner’s parents and grandfather, an amount of Rs.5