THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8023 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash proceedings in C.C.No.262 of 2008 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. The petitioner is A4 and the first respondent is the defacto complainant in the calendar case, which was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 read with Section 109 IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the accused. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as they arrayed in the calendar case. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as follows: On 21.6.2002, the marriage of the defacto complainant’s daughter with A1 was performed at Sama Saraswathi Function Hall, Champapet, Hyderabad. At the time of marriage, the defacto complainant gave Rs.16,00,000/- in cash towards dowry and Rs.56,00,000/- in the form of gold ornaments and one plot situated at Madhapur and as per the demand of A1 and his family members, the complainant spent an amount of Rs.4,00,000/- towards education of his daughter to get admission in U.S.A. for higher studies and after completion of the said course, when his daughter joined A1 at U.S.A. in the month of October, 2002, A1 and his family members started harassing his daughter physically and mentally by adopting all cruel methods. It is contended on behalf of A4 that there are no specific allegations against A4, whereas only bald allegations were made and emphatically A4 has been living separately in U.S.A. and the circumstances of the case amply prove that a false case was foisted against him. The point for consideration is whether there are sufficient grounds to quash the proceedings. It is pertinent to note that only bald allegations are made against A4. It is also significant that in cases of this nature, false implications of relatives and other spouses are being made for the purpose of harassing all those concerned and by doing so, even genuine cases of harassment of daughter- in-law will be defeated. The provisions of Section 498-A are being misused, which results in damaging the marriage system. Therefore, such practices are to be curbed. In the case on hand, admittedly, there are no specific allegations against A4. Hence the proceedings are liable to be quashed. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed and the impugned proceedings in the calendar case insofar as A4 is concerned are hereby quashed. ________________________ G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J Dated: 25-11-2011 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8023 of 2008 25.11.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8023 of 2008 Date: 25th November, 2011 Between: Moolamalla Subodh Reddy .. Petitioner/ A4 And Dr.Moola Balakoti Reddy and another. .. Respondents