THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.1715 of 2022

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-accused Nos.4 and 5 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.974 of 2020 on the file of the XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally at Prashanth Nagar, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District, pertaining to Crime No.857 of 2018 of P.S. Gachibowli, registered for the offences under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Mr. K.Venumadhav, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs. S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. No representation on behalf of respondent No.2.

Perused the record.

3. The petitioners-accused Nos.4 and 5 are the married elder sisters of accused No.1. The gist of the complaint is that the 2^nd respondent- de facto complainant has performed her second marriage with accused No.1 on 30.07.2017. At the time of marriage, certain amount of dowry was given. After marriage, accused No.1 never advanced for sexual life with the de facto complainant