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DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA
Pilaka Madhusudhana Reddy, Visakhapatnam. , S/o. Venkata Ramana – Appellant
Versus
State Of AP. , Rep PP And Anr. , Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of AP, Hyderabad – Respondent
ORDER :
This Criminal Petition is filed by the Petitioner/Accused under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C”) seeking quash of proceedings in C.C.No.1852 of 2014 pending on the file of the Court of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam.
2. Heard Sri Karri Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. Though notice was sent to the 2nd respondent, she did not contest the matter.
3. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the 2nd respondent is the de facto complainant. She is the wife of the petitioner/accused. She lodged a report with III Town Police Station on 08.08.2014 and she was directed to Women Police Station, Visakhapatnam to report the matter against the petitioner/accused. She filed a complaint alleging that the petitioner/accused was continuously harassing her both mentally and physically by beating with hands and with a penknife demanding her to bring Rs.1,00,000/- towards additional dowry and Rs.30,000/- for looking after her two daughters, from her parents. When the 2nd respondent informed her in-laws about the harassment caused by the petitioner/accused, the
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