ORDER :

The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4 seeking quashment of the proceedings against them in C.C.No.751 of 2022 on the file of III Additional Junior Civil Judge, Tirupati for the offences punishable under Section 498-A r/w 34 of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. Heard Sri Srinivasulu Kurra, learned counsel for the petitioners, Ms. K.Salini, learned counsel representing Sri O.Udaya Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent No.2 and Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioners herein are A2 to A4 who are the mother, brother of A1 and A4 is wife of A3. A1 is the husband of the respondent No.2. Learned counsel would further submit that the marriage of A1 and the respondent No.2 took place on 01.08.2012. The petitioners never stayed with A1 and the respondent No.2 under the same roof at any point of time. Learned counsel would submit that except making omnibus allegations, nothing is attributed against the petitioners in specific. Learned coun