N. C. Chandrashekar vs Mahalakshmi - 2022 Supreme(Kar) 1259

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2022 Supreme(Kar) 1259

K. NATARAJAN
N. C. Chandrashekar – Appellant
Versus
Mahalakshmi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
B.P. Honakhande, Adv., for the Petitioner; R.D. Renukaradhya, HCGP and Mohan K.N., Adv., for the Respondents

JUDGMENT

K. Natarajan, J. - This petition is filed by the petitioner-accused Nos. 2 to 8 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the criminal proceedings in C.C. No. 13696/2021 registered by Women Police Station, East Zone, Bengaluru in Crime No. 113/2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 120B, 109, 114, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P.Act, now pending on the file of VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

2. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioners, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent No. 2-State and learned counsel for the respondent No. 1.

3. The case of the prosecution is that CW.1-Smt. Mahalakshmi, wife of accused No. 1 (he is not a petitioner before this Court) filed a complaint to the police on 03.12.2020 alleging that she married accused No. 1-Naveen Kumar and their marriage was held on 15.06.2012. Accused No. 1 was not having parents, therefore, accused Nos. 2 and 5 being the uncle and aunt of accused No. 1 came forward to perform his marriage, they demanded dowry and at their instance, the dowry was given to accused No. 1 to the tune of Rs. 50,000/-cash, gold chain, watch,

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