THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10541 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner/accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.CNo.2689 of 2025 on the file of learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 106, 506 of the IPC and Section 3(1) of DP Act.

2. Heard Sri P.Vamsheedhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State. In spite of service of notice on respondent No.2, there is no representation on behalf of respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations under Section 498-A IPC are not attracted in the present case and that a false complaint has been filed against the petitioner. He further submitted that even as per the contents of the complaint, there is no specific allegation of harassment against the petitioner, and in the absence of the essential ingredients constituting the offence under Section 498-A IPC