APHC010189492022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 3308 of 2022 Between: Yellapu Bhavani, and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731 has been filed, by the Petitioners/A.2 and A.3, seeking quashment of the Proceedings against them in CC No.543 of 2018 on the file of the Court of V Metropolitan Magistrate, Anakapalli, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri Narra Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1/State. Perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the Petitioners/A.2 and A.3 are mother and brother of A.1. The marriage of A.1 and respondent No.2 was performed on 14.02.2012 in the presence of village elders 1. For short ‘the Code’ 2 and relatives as per Hindu rights and customs. All the allegations are false and created and do not stand for scrutiny. Further, the present complaint is filed to cause sufferance to the Petitioners. Further, except bald and omnibus allegations, nothing in specific was attributed against them. Even as per charge sheet allegations, no prima facie case is made out against them. Respondent No.2 gave a false complaint against the Accused. Basing on the complaint given by respondent No.2, Police registered the crime and after completion of investigation, filed Charge Sheet against the accused. Seeking quashment of the case against the Petitioners/A.2 and A.3, the present Criminal Petition is filed. 4. Learned counsel would further submit that the presence of the Petitioners may be dispensed with before the Trial Court and the Criminal Petition may be disposed of. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 6. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and the presence of the Petitioners/A.2 and A.3 before the Trial Court is dispensed with, except on the specific dates as directed by the Trial Court. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No. 3308 of 2022 04.02.2025 Mjl /*