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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Katakam Ramarao, S/o. Ramanayya – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J.
The instant petition under Section 4 82 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973[in short ‘Cr.P.C’] has been filed, by the petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 5, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in C.C.No.710 of 2019 on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gajapathinagaram which was registered for the offence punishable under Section 4 98-A of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860[in short, ‘I.P.C.’] and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,1961[in short, ‘D.P.Act’].
2. Petitioners herein are Accused Nos.2 to 5 in the above C.C and Petitioners 1 to 3 are the parents-in-law and sister-in-law of Respondent No.2/de facto complainant and Petitioner No.4 is the husband of Petitioner No.3.
3. Brief facts of the case are as follows:
a. Marriage of Respondent No.2/de facto complainant with Accused No.1 had taken place on 21.11.2007 at Vizianagaram. At the time of marriage, parents of the de facto complainant gave Rs.10 lakhs as dowry apart from presenting other gold ornaments and silver articles and observed all the formalities by presenting Rs.5 lakhs to Accused No.4, who is the sister of Accused No.1. As demanded by the accused,
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