THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7976 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner/Accused No.2 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in F.I.R.No.138 of 2011 of P.S.Nagarkurnool District, Mahaboobnagar, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner mainly contended that Accused Nos.1 to 3 in the case are the husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively of the de facto complainant/2nd respondent, and the petitioner/Accused No.2 divorced Accused No.3 long back and is living separately. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that in a reply notice given by the de faco complainant in an earlier occasion, she stated that she left the matrimonial house in the month of March, 2011 itself, whereas the present complaint is lodged in the month of June, 2011 as if she was necked out five months prior to the occurrence, hence, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioner. This Court is of the view that the inconsistencies in the complaint and the reply notice alleged to have been given by the de facto complainant in an earlier occasion and also the aspect of the petitioner living separately after obtaining divorce from Accused No.3, as stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner, are the matters to be investigated by the Investigating Officer so as to ascertain the truthfulness or otherwise of the complaint. Hence, this Court is of the view that it is premature to entertain the present petition. In any event, the respondent police are directed to consider all the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner prior to filing of the final report. Accordingly, this criminal petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 06.09.2011 v v