The High Court · 2025
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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing flr r Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition and upon hearing the a guments of sri. SREENI'ASA RAo RAVULApATT, Advocate for the petitiorr rr and the sri. E. Ganesh, Assistant pubric prosecutor on beharf of the Resp. rdent No. 1 and of None appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JIISTICT E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PEf,ITION N0.8743 0F 20/21 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.640 of 2O2l on tl..e file of XXII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, at Cyberabad, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
2. Brief facts of the case are that on OT.OS.2O2I at 1O.0O hours, a complaint has been filed by the defacto complainant-Smt. B.Meghna, W/o.B. Saikiran, Resident of Gandhi Nagar, Ramalaya Street, Secunderabad stating that she got married with B.saikiran at Shobha Garden, Bowenpally, Secunderabad and it was arranged marriage. At the time of marriage, her parents incurred expenditure to a tune of Rs.35.O0 lakhs and that her fat-her paid Rs. 15.O0 lakhs in cash before marriage as and when demanded by the accused. Apart from that 80 Page 2 of5 tulas gold,O8 kgs of silver articles and ot aer articles towards dowry were given. On the der:l and of her mother-in-law, her parents gave open plot a lmeasuring 3O0 sq.yds at Sreenidhi Homes, Ghatkesar, t.R.District, one acre of land at Aler, Yadadri Bhuvangiri District and open plot admeasuring 250 sq.yds at Greer. City Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. Out of their vr:dlock, the complainant and her husband blessed with z male child. Thereafter, the husband of the complainant her mother- in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law and ot: er relatives, all are residents of Jeedimetla, harassed h er mentally and physically demanding additional dcr r4r. Hence, requested to take action against them.
3. Basing on the said complaint. p.S, pet Basheerabad registered a case in Crime \1,t.487/2O2I , dated 07.O5.2021. Thereafter, L.W. 1 1 conducted investigation and examined witnesses and after completion of the sarne, laid charge sheet ir lainst Al to A.7 before the XXII Additional Metropolital Magistrate, f / \ Page 3 ofs Cyberabad at Medchal for the offences under Sections 498-A of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for t] e respondent/Police.
5. When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioners would fairly submits that the trial Court has commenced trial and seeks liberty to these petitioners to raise all the contentions which were raised herein before the leamed trial Court by fiIing discharge petitions.
6. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Criminal Petition is disposed of granting the liberty sought for. Upon filing such petition before the trial Court, the learned trial Court shall examine the same on merits and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from t!. .,f 5 the date of receipt of :r cci;, ..rt'this order. UpcI the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners, tl eir presence before the learned trial Court is dispensed u'i Jl. However, the petitioners shall present before the trial ( ourt as and when required, either in person or through arr advocate, by filing an application in that regard. Failing to a there to any of the conditions imposed by this Court, relie t granted by this Court, shall stands vacated automatically. As a sequel, miscellarieous petitions, if a ey, pending, shall stand closed. SD/ (.BHAVANI SWAMY ASSiI STANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// !tscrtoru oFFtcER To,
1. The XXll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabarl at Medchal. 2. The Station House Officer, Police Station Shamirpet, C.7 rerabad. 3. One CC to Sri. SREENIVASA RAO RAVULAPATT, Advc:ate [OpUC]. 4. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for tf 3 State of TLlangana at Hyderabad [OUT].
5. Two CD Copies TTS/PSL -u, HIGH COURT DATED: 3010712025 ORDER CRLP.No.8743 ot 2021 CRIiJIINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF 1 Lo 1 l1 . :-: 1.4 - ' '--- !4t:C[[6 /\.1 C, n- \.