ORDER :

(Kunuru Lakshman, J.)

1. The present Criminal Petition is filed under Section - 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C. No. 187 of 2017 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad.

2. The petitioner herein is accused No. 2 in the said C.C. The offences alleged against her are under Section - 498A of IPC and Sections - 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

3. Heard Mr. K. Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent No. 1 - State, and Mr. Ponnam Ashok Goud, learned counsel for respondent No. 2.

4. CASE OF PROSECUTION :

As per the charge sheet, the allegations against the petitioner herein are as follows:

i) the marriage of respondent No. 2 with accused No. 1 was performed on 06.02.2011;

ii) at the time of marriage, on the demand of petitioner and accused No. 1, the parents of respondent No. 2 gave cash of 5.00 lakhs towards dowry, 50 tulas of gold; and 1,00 lakh for purchase of Hunk Motorcycle; and also 10 tulas of gold towards Adapaduchu Katnam;

iii) the parents of respondent No. 2 performed their marriage by spendin