THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.15742 OF 2024

ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.139 of 2024 pending on the file of II- Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and under Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘D.P.Act’).

2. The facts of the case are that the defacto complainant- respondent No.3 lodged a complaint stating that her marriage with petitioner No.1-A.1 was performed on 15.11.2013 which is an arranged marriage. After the marriage they lived happily for some time and they were blessed with one son, thereafter disputes arose between the parties and started living separately from September 2023. It is also alleged that petitioner No.1 had taken the salary of the complainant and he also demanded additional dowry from her parents. Petitioner No.1 also harassed the complainant physically and her sister-in-law also harassed her everyday. Further, th