THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6323 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.154 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Nakrekal, Nalgonda District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant lodged a report on 03.03.2023 stating that on 11.02.2022, her parents performed her marriage with petitioner No.1. At the time of marriage, her parents gave Rs.20,00,000/-, 40 tholas of gold ornaments, and 2 acres of land to the petitioners’ family as dowry. After the marriage, she joined the company of petitioner No.1 at her in-laws’ residence. The marriage was arranged under the representation that petitioner No.1 was employed as a software professional in the U.S.A.; however, he was actually a mental health patient residing at home without any employment. The petitioners allegedly harassed her both physically and mentally, demanding additional dowry.

3. Basing on the same, the Police registe