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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
JUVVADI SRIDEVI
Vudutha Hanmaiah – 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 proceedings against them in C.C.No.920 of 2024 on the file of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Karimnagar. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under section 498-A, 323, 506 r/w 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘The Act’).
2. Heard Mr.G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 5, Ms.V.Vaishali, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the accused No.2 is the father-in-law, accused No.3 is the mother-in-law, accused No.4 is the sister-in-law, and accused No.5 is the husband of the sister- in-law. The 2nd respondent/de-facto complainant married accused No.1, the son of accused Nos.2 and 3, on 06.12.2020 according to Hindu customs. After marriage, all the accused allegedly harassed the complainant both mentally and physically, demanding additional dowry. It is also alleged that accused No.1 developed bad habits such as drinking
Matrimonial disputes require specific allegations for prosecution; vague accusations may result in quashing of proceedings to prevent misuse of legal processes.
The continuation of criminal proceedings against family members without specific allegations constitutes an abuse of process, necessitating precise evidence and clarity in matrimonial disputes.
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