ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (for short “Cr.P.C.”) to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.329 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Chepurupalli, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code (for short “I.P.C.”) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. Petitioners herein are arrayed as the accused Nos.1 to 5. Respondent No.2 is the de-facto-complainant. The case of the prosecution is that the respondent No.2 filed a complaint stating that marriage of the defacto- complainant with Accused No.1 took place on 22.06.2003 as per the Hindu rites and customs. Since it was a love marriage, she did not bring any dowry. Following the marriage, she lived with her in-laws (Accused Nos.2 to 5) at Ambedkar Colony, Cheepurupalliand begotten a male child. Due to insufficient space, accused No.2 directed the complainant and the accused No.1 to live in a rented house and return the house after the marriage of accused No.3 was arranged. On that both the defacto-complainant and Accused No.1 resided in a rented house at Ramanjaneya colony. When she requested Accused No.1 to take her bac