THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.593 of 2023

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1 to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.9262 of 2022 on the file of the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally at Hyderabad. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under sections 498-A, 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short D.P. Act).

2. Heard Sri P.Giri Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sridhar Lonkala, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Smt.S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

3. Respondent No.2-de facto complainant is the father of victim, who is the wife of petitioner-accused No.1. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that the marriage of petitioner was performed with victim on 31.03.2019. At the time of marriage, dowry of Rs.10,00,000/- and 40 tulas of jewellery was given to the petitioner. After marriage, victim and petitioner stayed at Kondapur for 23 days. Later, they left to USA due to petitioner’s job. Though they were living together, there was n