THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.1067 of 2024

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-

accused Nos.2, 3 & 5 to 9, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.5698 of 2023 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad for the alleged offences under section 498-A, 506 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘The Act’).

2. Heard Sri.N.Venkataiah, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused Nos.2, 3 & 5 to 9 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. No representation on behalf of respondent No.2. Perused the record.

3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that accused Nos.2 is the father, accused No.3 is the mother, accused No.5 is the alleged girl friend of accused No.1, accused Nos.6 to 9 are their distant relatives. It is averred that respondent No.2 was married to accused No.1, who is the son of accused Nos.2 & 3 on 31.12.2020. The accused Nos.1 to 4 and 6 to 10 harassed respondent No.2 mentally and physically and in particular accused Nos.1 to 4 harassed her for want of additional dowry