THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.8665 of 2024

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.

1 to 4 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.6411 of 2022 on the file of I Additional Junior Civil Judge- cum-IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District, at Kukatpally. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under section 498-A, 494 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘The Act’).

2. Heard Mr.N.Hari Nadh, learned counsel for the petitioners- accused Nos.1 to 4, Mr.H.Sudhakar Rao, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Mr.M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that accused No.1 is the husband, accused No.2 is the father in law, accused No.3 is the sister in law and accused No.4 is the 2^nd wife of accused No.1 as per charge sheet. The marriage of the de facto complainant with accused No.1 was performed on 09.12.2010 by giving dowry of Rs.7,50,000/- cash, 10 tulas of gold, 30 tulas of silver and also costly home appliances and furniture worth of Rs.4,00,000/- by incurring a