ORDER :

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, J.

The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, [for short ‘Cr.P.C’] has been filed by the Petitioners/A.2,A.3 and A.4, seeking quashment of Proceedings against them in C.C.No.230 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Lakkireddypalli, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, [for short ‘IPC’] and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, [for short ‘D.P. Act’].

Brief facts of the case of de facto complainant are :

2. (a) Both parties are inter related. A.2 is the maternal aunt of de facto Complainant.A.1 is the son of A.2 and A.3. A.4 are cousins of A.1.

(b) Marriage of de facto Complainant was performed with A.1. On demand of A.1 to A.3, parents of De facto Complainant gave 5 tulas of gold and Rs.4.00 lakhs cash to the accused. Immediately after marriage, A.1 took Complainant to Bangalore along with A.2 and A.3.

(c) After ten days of marriage, A.1 to A.3 started harassing the Complainant physically and mentally subjected to cruelty and demanded Rs.2.00 lakhs of cash as additional dowry. Accused beat her an