ORDER:

1. This Criminal Petition is filed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/A1, A3 to A6 in C.C No.357 of 2020 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Court, Kamareddy.

2. Briefly, the case of the 2nd respondent is that the 2nd respondent filed complaint on 24.10.2018 stating that she was married to A1/1st petitioner on 15.03.2017 and at the time of marriage, dowry of Rs.25.00 lakhs cash, 48 tulas gold, one i- phone, Rs.3.00 lakhs value furniture was also given. They lived happily for a period of two months and thereafter, the husband and petitioners started harassing the complainant physically and mentally for additional dowry of Rs.10.00 lakhs on daily basis. She became pregnant and for the said reason, she was sent to her parents(cid:146) house on 29.05.2017. The petitioners used to make phone calls asking for additional dowry and threatened with dire consequences if the said amount is not given. A boy was born on 03.01.2018 and on the date of cradle ceremony in the house of the parents of the

2nd respondent, all the petitioners allegedly questioned for additional dowry and A1 beat her. Further, when she went to attend cradle ceremony of her younger sister-in-la