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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
JUVVADI SRIDEVI
Singireddy Madhava Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, rep. by Public Prosecutor – Respondent
ORDER :
JUVVADI SRIDEVI, J.
The Criminal Petition No.12151 of 2024 has been filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.3 and 4; Criminal Petition No.12085 of 2024 has been filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.5 to 7; and Criminal Petition No.11672 of 2024 has been filed by the petitioner-accused No.8, seeking quashment of the proceedings against them in S.C.No.433 of 2024 on the file of the learned II Additional Senior Civil Judge-cum-II Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Malkajgiri at Kushaiguda (for short, “the learned trial Court”). The offences alleged against the accused Nos.1 and 3 to 7 are under Sections 307, 417, 498-A, 504 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “IPC”) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (for short, “the Act”), whereas the offence alleged against the petitioner-accused No.8 is under Section 420 of the IPC.
02. Since all the above Criminal Petitions arise out of the very same charge-sheet and the issue involved in all the matters is common, they are being disposed of by way of this Common Order.
03. Heard Sri S.Ganesh, learned counsel, representing Sri Buyyankar Krishna Karthik, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri P. Bhaskar
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