THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.750 of 2022

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 to 9 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.44 of 2021 on the file of the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Excise Court) at Mancherial, arising out of Crime No.92 of 2019 of P.S. Srirampur, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Heard Mr. G.Sundaresan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr. Kondadi Ajay Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the 2^nd respondent-de facto complainant and Mrs. S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The petitioner-accused No.1 is the husband of de facto complainant. The petitioners-accused Nos.3, 4 and 6 are the mother, elder sister and younger sister of accused No.1. The petitioner-accused No.5 is the husband of petitioner-accused No.4. The petitioners-accused Nos.7 to 9 are the relatives of petitioner-accused No.1.

4. According to the charge sheet, the offences alleged against the petitioner-accused No.1 are