THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3853 OF 2025

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/accused seeking the Court to quash the proceedings initiated against them in CC.No.472 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, at Sangareddy, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. The brief facts of the case of prosecution are that the petitioner married Respondent No. 2 on July 8, 2016, and at the time of marriage, her parents gave dowry, including cash, gold, and household articles. However, it is alleged that the petitioner started harassing Respondent No. 2 physically and mentally for additional dowry and also demanded that her parents transfer their property to him. It is further stated that despite counseling and a previous complaint that led to a case being registered against him, the petitioner continued his harassment, maintained an illegal affair with another woman, and beat Respondent No. 2, forcing her to leave the matrimonial home. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the petitioner for the offences as alleged. Aggrie