THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6066 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.1829 of 2024 on the file of the learned XI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Secunderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 324 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘IPC’).

2. The brief facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant lodged a report on 23.06.2024, stating that he married Padmavathi in 2022, and they have one son. Since their marriage, there were ongoing personal issues between the complainant and the petitioner. The complainant’s wife frequently quarreled with him. On 23.06.2024, while the complainant was feeding their son, his wife approached him and began arguing. In the heat of the moment, she threw food in his face and slapped him. He slapped her in return. Following this, she went to her parents' house, which is located next door. Thereafter, her mother, father, and brother arrived at the complainant’s house, armed with sticks and a hockey bat, and assaulted him. During the attack, his brother-in-law, Vijay Kumar