O R D E R:

This Criminal Revision Case is filed against the order in F.C.M.C.No.18 of 2016, dated 04.10.2018 passed by the learned Family Court-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge, Karimnagar.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Vizarath Ali, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The brief facts of the case are that, the respondent is legally wedded wife of petitioner, and their marriage was performed on 09.06.2013 at Community Hall Centenary Colony, Godavarikhani and after the marriage one male child was born to them on 21.07.2014 and during marriage her parents gave Rs.6,00,000/- and silver and all the jahez articles as per the demand of the petitioner and his family members. After three months of marriage the petitioner and his mother, his brother and his brother’s wife and his sisters started harassing respondent No.1 mentally and physically and saying the dowry given by her father is very less and jahez articles are of sub-standard and old, and threatened her that if their demand of dowry is not fulfilled then they will kill her to clear their way. The petitioner’s sister and mother taunted respondent No.1 that her family is a beggar’s family and they taunted that she is not suitable for her husband and since she stepped into their house became bad for them put pressure on the respondent No.1 to leave their house that on 31.07.2014 the respondent No.1 went to Hospital as she was getting severe pain in her delivery stitches. The respondent No.1 gave complaint in the Women Police Station and got registered in Cr.No.133 of 2014 against the petitioner and his family members and the said case is pending in the Court, Karimnagar and the respondent also filed a case of Domestic Violence against the petitioner and his family members. The family members of the respondent snatched all the gold ornaments and sold away that the petitioner warned as he is going to contract his second marriage with another girl and that she is obtaining Rs.2,500/- and minor is getting Rs.1,500/- per month by temporary interim maintenance in DVC.No.48 of 2016.

4. The petitioner on the instigation of his mother, his sisters and brothers intentionally started harassing her and avoiding to take her back with child even without any reasonable cause and the petitioner never entered the name of the respondent and child in his job service book and the elder brother of petitioner even after getting the dowry amount of Rs.6,00,000/-, he again demanded more Rs.2,00,000/- as additional dowry and put illegal pressures on her father, for which he gave notice through Advocate to her father claiming Rs.2,00,000/-, petitioner borrowed the same from the respondent No.1’s father with a false story and threatened to file false case against her father in the court to harass him and even many talks held with elders, the elders advised to take back the respondent with him to the place where he is doing job, the petitioner also agreed but on the very next day, the petitioner refused to take her back and replied that only if the additional dowry of Rs.2,00,000/- is paid to his elder brother and mother, then only he will take back her. On 29.02.2016, elder persons also requested him to take her back and join her society, but the petitioner bluntly refused until additional dowry is paid. The respondent requested him to take her back and that she will arrange the amount by borrowing Rs.1,00,000/- from relatives, but the petitioner refused as his elder brother and mother will never agree for jsut Rs.1,00,000/-.

5. On 09.03.2016, before the P.C.R Court at Karimnagar the respondent requested him to join his society along with child even she is ready to go from the Court with him, but petitioner flatly refused to take her back and went away from the Court. The elder brother of petitioner forced her father to execute the stamp paper in his name for the due amount of dowry of Rs.2,00,000/- in his n