THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5399 of 2024

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-

accused Nos. 2 and 3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.217 of 2022 on the file of III Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Athivelli, Medchal Malkajgiri District. 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 M/s.Tanushree Bose, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

3. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that accused Nos. 2 and 3 are Mother in law and Father in law of the respondent No.2. The marriage of the respondent No.2 with the son of the petitioners was performed on 18.11.2020 by giving dowry of Rs.33,00,000/- cash, 25 tulas of gold, 2 kg silver and household articles and spending Rs.20,00,000/- for marriage. After marriage only for 3 days she was looked after well by her husband and later her husband started neglecting her and after 10 days of their marriage