ORDER :

1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent and learned counsel representing the 2nd respondent.

2. The present Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No. 4477 of 2019 on the file of the Court of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, wherein the petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.3 and 4.

3. The petitioners are facing trial for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 354-A(2), 509 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The 1st petitioner herein/accused No. 3 is the mother of accused No. 1 and wife of accused No. 2. The 2nd petitioner herein/accused No. 4 is the sister of accused No. 1. The 2nd respondent herein lodged a complaint against her husband/accused No. 1, his father in law/accused No. 2 and the petitioners herein, wherein it was stated that her marriage was performed with accused No. 1 on 01.07.2018 at Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam and at the time of marriage, Rs.20,00,000/- was given along with gold worth Rs.20 Lakhs apart from silver and gold articles. It was alleged that