THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5076 of 2022

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.6656 of 2022 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-IX Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Medchal (previously C.C.No.5 of 2022 on the file of the learned V Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XIII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Cyberabad) (for short ‘trial Court’), arising out of Crime No.50 of 2021 of W.P.S. I.T. Corridor, Gachibowli. The offences alleged against the petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 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. Pradeep Kumar Srirambhatla, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. S.Ram Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Mrs. S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 are the father and mother of accused No.1. The de facto complainant is the