THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1612 of 2020

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section

482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) by the petitioners, who were arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.160 of 2019 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad.

2. Heard Mr.K.B.Ramanna Dora, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of respondent No.1- State and Mrs.V.Ramani, learned party-in-

person/respondent No.2.

3. Brief facts of the case:

3.1 That on 26.02.2018, respondent No.2, lodged a complaint wherein she stated that her marriage was solemnized with petitioner No.1 on 24.08.2008 and she bore all the marriage and jewellery expenses amounting to about Rs.5 lakhs. After marriage, petitioner Nos.2 and 3 avoided meeting the couple and later demanded dowry, and respondent No.2 stated that under threats of divorce from petitioner No.1, she paid Rs.10 lakhs and faced continuous physical and mental harassment. She further stated that she was forced to undergo