THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.255 OF 2025

ORDER

1 Heard Sri K.Mallikarjun, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Chetluru Srinivas, learned counsel for the first respondent and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State-R.2.

2 This criminal revision case is filed challenging the judgment dated 28.02.2025 passed in Crl.A.No.808 of 2019 on the file of the Court of the learned VIII Additional Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal confirming the order dated 31.12.2018 passed in DVC.No.23 of 2013 on the file of the Court of the learned II Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar.

3 The facts, in brief, as unfolded from the case of the complainant – first respondent are that the marriage between the first respondent and the petitioner was solemnised on 15.02.2002. That at the time of marriage, the parents of the first respondent gave 20 tulas of gold and 1.5 kgs of silver as per the demand of the petitioner. After the marriage, the first respondent joined the conjugal society of the petitioner and during their lawful wedlock they were