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.1 to 3, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in C.C.No.578 of 2021 on the file of the Court of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amalapuram, East Godavari District, for the offences punishable under Ss. 420, 464, 468 and 472 read with 34of the Indian Penal Code[for short I.P.C."].

2. Brief facts of the case, as projected by the de-facto complainant;

a. Accused No.1 is the mother-in-law and Accused No.2 is the wife of de facto complainant/husband. A.3 is the daughter of A.1. A.4 is the brother of A.1. A.5 is the sister-in-law of A.1. A.6 to A.8 are the relatives of A.1. Marriage of the de facto complainant with A.2 was performed on 13/12/2014 at Annavaram, as per Hindu rites and customs. The couple was blessed with a male child.

b. It is averred that A.2 gave de facto complainant, the first shock in their matrimonial life, by revealing that she was in relationship with a person while she was staying at Visakhapatnam, prior to the marriage. Without giving much weight to the same, the de-facto complainant continued th