THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.10539 of 2023

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.2935 of 2021 on the file of the learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad (for short ‘trial Court’), arising out of Crime No.237 of 2020 of W.P.S. South Zone, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A, 406 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’), Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Mr. Mohd. Muzaferullah Khan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mrs. S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 are the brothers, petitioner- accused No.4 is the unmarried sister and petitioner-accused No.5 is the married sister of accused No.1.

4. The gist of the complaint is that the 2^nd respondent-de facto complainant was married to accused No.1 on 19.12.2018 as per the customs prevailing in