P. Venkata Ramana vs P Vani - 2024 Supreme(AP) 507

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2024 Supreme(AP) 507

V. SUJATHA
P. Venkata Ramana – Appellant
Versus
P Vani – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Sreekanth Reddy Ambati
For the Respondent: G Venkata Reddy, Public Prosecutor (AP)

ORDER :

V.Sujatha, J.

The present Criminal Petition is filed under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 challenging the Crl.M.P.No.151 of 2018 in C.C.No.116 of 2014 on the file of I Additional Junior Civil Judge, Madanapalli was allowed by the learned Magistrate permitting the prosecution to add the petitioners herein as accused in the main C.C.

2. Initially, basing on the complaint given by the defacto complainant i.e. P.Vani against her husband i.e. P.Anand and her inlaws i.e. the petitioners herein, a case in Cr.No.13 of 2014 of Madanapalli Taluk Police Station was registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and a charge sheet was also filed vide C.C.No.116 of 2014.

3. Brief facts of the prosecution case are that the marriage between the defacto complainant and the accused was performed on 03.06.2013 at Aryavysya Kalyanamandapam, CTM Village & Panchayat, Madanapalle Mandal in the presence of their elders. At the time of marriage, the parents of defacto complainant presented cash of Rs.50,000/-, 70 grams of gold and has spent Rs.3,00,000/- for marriage expenses. After marriage, the defacto complainant went a