THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.1937 OF 2021

ORDER

This criminal petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.441 of 2019 on the file of learned Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Gajwel (‘trial Court’ for brevity) for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 506 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’ for brevity) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act(‘DP’ Act for brevity).

2. Heard Sri N.Krishna Kumar, learned counsel, representing Sri M.Arjun, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri G.Jitender Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1.

3. The case of prosecution briefly stated as follows: respondent No.2 submits that she is married to one Rajesh Goud at her parents village on 17.06.2018 and out of wedlock they were blessed with one child. Accused No.1 started harassing the respondent No.2 mentally and physically for want of additional dowry and thereafter, more than two panchayats were held in the presence of caste elders but of no use.

Accused No.1 necked Respondent No.2 out of her matrimonial house on 19.09.2018 and