ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (for short “Cr.P.C.”) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 & 3 in Crime No.55 of 2020 dated 11.11.2020 of Women Police Station, Tirupathi, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 417 , 420 of Indian Penal Code (for short “I.P.C.”) and Section 3(2)(ii) of Schedule Cast (for short “SC”) and Schedule Tribe (for short “ST”) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2. Petitioners herein are the accused Nos.2 & 3. Respondent No.2 is the de-facto complainant. Respondent No.2 filed a complaint alleging that while she was studying B.Tech, A1, who is studying B.Tech in JNTU, came to her college, on project work, and got acquaintance with her and used to visit her house now and then. In the year 2013, A1 and the de-facto complainant went to U.S.A for pursuing their higher studies. Both of them took an apartment on rent and started residing therein. While so, when their acquaintance turned into love, they decided to marry each other, and since then they are in living relationship. A1 took Rs.10,00,000/- from the de-facto complainant on different occasi