REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 45 OF 2016 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9344 of 2014)

BOBBILI RAMAKRISHNA RAJU YADAV & ORS. ….Appellants Versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF A.P.

HYDERABAD, A.P. & ANR. ...Respondents J U D G M E N T R. BANUMATHI, J.

Leave granted.

2. The present appeal assails the order dated 23.07.2014 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in Criminal Petition No.1778 of 2010, whereby the High Court declined to quash the proceedings against appellants No.1 to 6 in C.C. No. 532 of 2009 under Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 pending before Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vizianagaram.

3. Brief facts leading to the filing of this appeal are as follows:- First appellant is working as an Engineer in G.E. India Technology Company at Bangalore. Appellants No.2 and 3 are the Signature Not Verified Mahabir Singh Date: 2016.01.30 parents, appellant No.4 is widowed sister and appellants No.5 and Reason:

6 are the sisters of appellant No.1. Marriage of first appellant and Syamala Rani was performed at Vizianagaram on 04.05.2007 and after marriag