IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date:17.03.2026 Between:

Smt. Najmunnisa and 6 others …Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 to 9 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, and another … Respondents

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners-accused Nos.3 to 9 in CC No.9416 of 2021 on the file of IV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate cum Junior Civil Judge, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Medchal District, registered for the offences under Sections 494 and 498-A IPC. 2. Heard Sri N.V. Anantha Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Smt. J. K.

Anitha, learned counsel for the respondent No.2.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the de facto complainant got married to accused No.1 on 15.12.1996 and after the marriage, they lived together for certain years and out of the marital life, they were blessed with two children; one son aged 25 years and one daughter aged 20 years. Subsequently, the accused started harassing the de facto complainant both