THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.985 of 2024

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.3 and 4 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.674 of 2013 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Medchal Malkajgiri District at L.B.Nagar. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under sections 498-A, 323, 506 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘The Act’).

2. Heard M/s.L.Harish, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused Nos.3 and 4 and M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. There is no appearance on behalf of respondent No.2.

Perused the record.

3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that accused Nos.3 and 4 are the sisters of husband of respondent No.2. After marriage, her husband harassed her physically and mentally by saying that during their marriage she brought very less dowry to him, and by hearing the words of his mother and sisters he used to scuffle with her. Previously the 2^nd wife of her husband also left his company due to the harassment made by all the petitioners. S