THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.3048 of 2023

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.2 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.237 of 2022 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge cum VIII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at Kukatpally. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (for short ‘the Act’).

02. Heard Mr.S.Gowtham, learned counsel representing Ms.T.Swetcha, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused No.2, Sri M.Srinivas, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Smt.S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

03. In brief, the case of the prosecution is that the marriage of the respondent No.2 with the brother of accused No.2 was solemnized about twelve years ago. After marriage respondent No.2 joined the family members of her husband at Nellore and the marriage was consummated at her in-laws house. She lead happy marital life for a few days only and thereafter the petitioners-A1 to A3 started harassing respondent No