THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9735 of 2009 Dated : 20.11.2009 Between : Guguloth Siva Koteswara Rao & another ….. Petitioners a n d 1) Gundabrolu Adilakshmi 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9735 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners seeking to quash proceedings against them in C.C.No.200 of 2009 on the file of the IV Additional Munsif Magistrate’s Court, Guntur, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 342 read with Section 34 I.P.C. arising out of crime No.23 of 2009 of Kothapet L&O Police Station. 2) Heard. 3) The allegation against the petitioners are that they along with other accused harassed the defacto complainant physically and mentally and also wrongfully confined her in the house for additional dowry. 4) A reading of the complaint reveals specific allegations against these petitioners also. Such being the case, it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioners as the material on record prima facie reveals participation of the petitioners in the alleged offence. 5) Therefore, the criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 20th November, 2009 SUR