JUDGMENT

1. The instant petition under Sec. 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973[for short 'Cr.P.C'] has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in C.C.No.363 of 2019 on the file of the Court of I Additional Junior Civil Judge, Sattenapalli, Guntur District registered for the offences punishable under Sec. 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860[for short 'IPC'] and Ss. 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961[for short 'D.P.Act'].

2. Petitioners herein are Accused Nos.2 to 4 in the above C.C and they are the father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law of Respondent No.2/de facto complainant respectively.

3. Brief facts of the case are:

a. The marriage of the de facto complainant with Accused No.1 was performed on 21/4/2016 at Hyderabad as per Hindu rites and caste customs. Both of them were previously married and got divorces and this is their second marriage. At the time of marriage, as per the demand of Accused Nos.1 to 3, the parents of the de facto complainant gave Rs.10.00 lakhs towards dowry, and presented 3 sovereigns of gold bracelet and one sovereign of gold ring to the accused. At the time of marriage, the de f