Jakki Yedukondalu v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE B. SIVA SANKARA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4404 of 2015 ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/A.3 and A.4 under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.881 of 2013 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Sangareddy, Medak District, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short, 'the Act').

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the 1st respondent-State represented by the Public Prosecutor before admission and before ordering any notice to the 2nd respondent and perused the material on record.

3 . There are no grounds to quash the warrants issued against the petitioners for their non-appearance despite summons. No doubt, it is saying that they have no knowledge, they have not served with summons and thereby the warrants are to be quashed as remedy to left open to the petitioners is to file an application under Section 70(2) Cr.P.C.

4. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to appear before the learned Magistrate and move an application for recall of warrant and express their willingness to execute a bond as contemplated by Section 88 or 89 Cr.P.C. and in such event the learned Magistrate shall recall the warrant and obtain bonds from the petitioners.

5. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed ____________________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J

10th June 2015.

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