THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.854 of 2022

O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.7675 of 2021 on the file of the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad (for short ‘trial Court’), pertaining to Crime No.109 of 2020 of W.P.S. CCS, DD, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Mr. Mohd. Istiyaq Akbar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Mohd. Shafiuddin, learned counsel appearing 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 de facto complainant. The petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 3 are the sister and mother of petitioner-accused No.1.

4. Brief facts of the case:

4.1. The 2^nd respondent-de facto complainant was married to petitioner- accused No.1 on 03.12.2019. At the time of marriage, certain amount