IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.675 of 2021 Date: 22.01.2026 Between:

Smt. Prameela and five others … Petitioners And The State of Telangana, Represented by its Public Prosecutor and another … Respondents :ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the accused Nos.2 to 7 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.521 of 2019 on the file of the learned XVII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Malkajgiri presently Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 509 and 506 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short “IPC) and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short “the D.P. Act”).

2. Brief facts of the case:

The marriage between respondent No.2 and accused No.1 was solemnized on 14.12.2011. At the time of marriage, Rs.25 lakhs in cash, 50 tulas of gold, and 5 kgs of silver were given as Adapadachu katnam to petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4 as per the demands of the husband and his family, and Rs.10 lakhs was spent on marriage expenses. After joining the matrimonial hom