ORDER :

1. The petitioners are seeking quash of CC.No.2092 of 2023 on the file of V Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nellore. The petitioners are arraigned as accused Nos.2, 3 and 4 and are facing trial for the alleged offence under Section 4 98-A of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of DP Act.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners 1 and 2 are the parents of accused No.1 and petitioner No.3 is a sister of accused No.1. it is submitted that the accused No.1 and the 2^nd respondent were married on

09.11.2019 at Nellore.

3. It is alleged in the complaint that at the time of marriage the 2^nd respondent’s brother paid dowry of Rs.15,00,000/- in cash apart from gold and other gifts. An amount of Rs.20,00,000/- was expended towards marriage expenses. After marriage the accused No.1 and 2^nd respondent set up family at Hyderabad.

4. It is also alleged that after two months of marriage, the petitioners visited the house of accused No.1 and the 2^nd respondent and stayed for about two months and that during their stay, the petitioners had instigated the accused No.1 to ill-

treat the 2^nd respondent.

5. It is also alleged that the petitioners stated tha