ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR No.118 of 2025 on the file of P.S. WPS South East Zone, Hyderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 85 , 351(2) of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short “ BNS , 2023”) and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (for short “DP Act”).

2. Heard the submissions of Sri Syed Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the place of offence is in the State of Karnataka, and that the Police herein do not have any jurisdiction to register the FIR. Hence, the registration of FIR itself is not proper and therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners.

4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has submitted that the proceedings cannot be quashed on the ground of jurisdiction and that even if it is without jurisdiction, the Police can transfer the same to the concerned State. He further submitted that the notice under Section 3 5(3) is already issued on the petitioners herein. Therefore,