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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA, J
Bokka Venkata Prasad – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C.,) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5, seeking quashment of the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.319 of 2017 on the file of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kothapeta, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 r/w 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). 2. Brief facts of the case are as follows:-
i) Respondent No.2 is the defacto complainant. Petitioner Nos.1 to 5 are accused Nos.1 to 5. Petitioner No.1 is the husband of the defacto complainant, petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are in-laws of the defacto complainant. Petitioner Nos.4 and 5 are brother-in-laws of the defacto complainant. The marriage of respondent No.2 was performed with petitioner No.1 about 20 years ago. As per the demand of petitioner No.1, parents of respondent No.1 gave an amount of Rs.1,50,000/- and 10 sovereigns of Gold ornaments as dowry.
ii) After the marriage, respondent No.2 went to her in-laws house to lead happy marital life. As petitioner No.1 was doing Tailor
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