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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
JUVVADI SRIDEVI
Andekar Laxmibai – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 5 seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against them in C.C.No.420 of 2023 on the file of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate at Medak. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 4 98-A of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 , 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘the Act’).
2. Heard Sri P. Srihari Nath, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State-respondent No.1. No representation on behalf of the respondent No.2. Perused the record.
3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that the marriage between accused No.1 and respondent No.2 was solemnized on 04.05.2022, and they lived together happily for two months. Thereafter, the accused No.1 and the petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 5 subjected her to physical and mental harassment by demanding her to give her total gold to them. They even beat the respondent No.2 and necked out her from the matrimonial home. Aggrieved by the said harassment, the respondent No.2 lodged the present complaint, alleging offences under Section 4 98-A of the IPC and Sections
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