THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.8857 of 2022

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioner-accused No.1 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.3781 of 2021 on the file of the learned III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Warangal. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Mr. K.Venumadhav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. K.Mounika, learned counsel representing Mr. K.R.Sunil Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.2-de facto complainant and Mrs. S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The petitioner-accused No.1 is the husband of the 2^nd respondent- de facto complainant. The gist of the complaint is that the de facto complainant was married to the petitioner on 21.08.2021. At the time of marriage, certain amount of dowry was given. They lived happily for 4 or 5 days. As the de facto complainant was found to have excess fat near the spinal cord, the petition