THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8205 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 7 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1184 of 2022 on the file of the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum- Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Wanaparthy, registered for the offences under Sections 494, 109 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short “IPC”).

2. Heard the submissions of Ms. Nallacheru Aishwarya, learned counsel for the petitioners and the Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State.

3. The learned petitioners counsel has submitted that there are bald and vague allegations against the petitioners herein and that mere allegation alone is not sufficient to make out an offence under Section 494 of the IPC. She further submitted that all the accused herein cannot abet the second marriage of the petitioner No.1 and thus, there is no truth in the said allegations. She therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that initially the complaint was filed against accused Nos.1 to 16