The High Court closed a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash matrimonial proceedings. The court recorded petitioners' submission to challenge the charge sheet and closed pending applications.
Petition closed with liberty to challenge charge sheet; pending applications closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 848 OF 2020
Between:
...PETITIONER/ACCUSEDS
AND
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash or set aside the impugned proceedings in Crime No. 3/2020, dated 08.01.2020, so far as petitioners are concerned, on the file of 2 respondent Police Station.
I.A. NO: 3 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioners to file the material papers appended herewith as additional material papers for better adjudication of the case.
I.A. NO: 2 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may grant interim stay of all further proceedings in impugnedCrimeNo. 3/2020, dated 08.01.2020, so far as petitioners are concerned, on the file of 2"d respondent Police Station, including arrest and appearance of the petitioner pending disposal of the Criminal Petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of cu^wA M Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G V SHIVAJI, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 & 2
The Court made the following:
THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.848 of 2020
ORDER:
The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 ofthe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed, by the petitioner/Accused No.2 and 4, seeking to quash the proceedings againsttheminCrime No.3 of 2020 on the file of Women Police Station, West Godavari District, registeredforthe offences under Sections 498-A r/w 34 of Indian PenalCodeand under Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
SD/- G. HELA NAIDU
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
//TRUE COPY//
SECTION OFFICER
To,
PRK
HIGH COURT
DATED:20/12/2023
ORDER
CRLP.No.848 of 2020
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D5U
CRLP IS CLOSED
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^ Current Section
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petition to quash proceedings under Sections 498-A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act can be disposed of by conferring liberty to challenge the charge sheet.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Bobbin Prakash
Bobbin Kamala
The State
Bobbin Vijayambica
Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
As recorded by the court registry
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