THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.1001 of 2024

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 6 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.520 of 2022 on the file of the Court of learned XII Metropolitan Magistrate at Medchal, Cyberabad. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘The Act’).

2. Heard Ms.Babitha, learned counsel representing Mr.P.Venkateswarlu, learned counsel for the petitioners- accused Nos.2 to 6, Sri P.Indra Prakash, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that A2 is the Father, A3 is the sister, A4 is the husband of sister, A5 is the Paternal uncle and A6 is the wife of A5 in relation to accused No.1, who is the husband of respondent No.2. The marriage of the respondent No.2 with the son of the petitioner No.2 was performed on 22.11.2015 by giving cash of Rs.5,00,000/- and 6 lakhs worth articles and furniture, 1 kg gold to her and 10 tulas for her husband and a pulsar b