THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.7552 of 2024

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 and 3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.3871 of 2022 pending on the file of the learned V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Uppal (for short ‘trial Court’). The offences alleged against the petitioner- accused No.1 are under Sections 420, 417, 498-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’), whereas the offences alleged against the petitioner-accused No.3 are under Sections 498-A and 506 of IPC.

2. Heard Mr. Srinivas Emani, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1-State. Inspite of service of notice, there is no representation for respondent No.2-de facto complainant. Perused the record.

3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that the petitioner-accused No.1 is the husband of the de facto complainant and petitioner-accused No.3 is his son. The marriage between the petitioner