THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.2905 of 2009 Dated:26th August, 2010 Between: Miss.Bandla Sivaparvathi ….Petitioner and 1. Smt.Bandla Sivaleela & Anr. …Respondents **** THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.2905 of 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been taken out by Miss.Bandla Sivaparvathi under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in Crime No.197 of 2008 of Station House Officer, Piduguralla P.S., so far as she is concerned. 2. Smt.Bandla Sivaleela presented a complaint before the Junior Civil Judge, Piduguralla alleging inter alia that she was married to Bandla Venkateswarlu (A1) about 13 years ago as per Hindu rites, custom, and usage. At the time of marriage, her parents gave dowry of Rs.2.00 Lakhs apart from presenting gold ring worth of Rs.8,000/- and wrist watch to Bandla Venkateswarlu (A1). After the marriage, she joined with her husband/A1. She got two male issues out of the wedlock. According to her, her husband Bandla Venkateswarlu along with his parents, brother and sister harassed her to bring additional dowry. Ultimately, on 14.05.2008 she was driven out from the house by her husband, her in-laws and brother and sister of her husband, demanding her to bring additional dowry of Rs.1.00 Lakh from her parents. There being no option to her, she has been residing at her parental home. The learned Junior Civil Judge forwarded the complaint to the Station House Officer, Piduguralla P.S., under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. The Station House Officer, Piduguralla P.S. registered a case in Crime No.197 of 2008 for the offences under Sections 498-A, 506 r/w.34 IPC and issued FIR. Hence, the petitioner/A5 filed this Criminal Petition with the prayer stated supra. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner/A5 and learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent/de facto complainant and learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the 2nd respondent. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that except the omnibus allegations against the petitioner, there are no specific instances of harassment attributable to her and in which case, continuance of proceedings against her in Crime No.197 of 2008 of Piduguralla P.S. amounts to abuse of process of Court. 5. I have gone through the complaint of the 1st respondent/de facto complainant, which formed the basis for registering the case in Crime No.197 of 2008. The 1st respondent has specifically stated in the report that on 14.05.2008 the petitioner herein along with other accused demanded her to bring additional dowry of Rs.1.00 Lakh from her parents and drove her out from the matrimonial home. In view of the specific accusation leveled against the petitioner, I am of the view that this is not a fit case to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.197 of 2008. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The interim stay granted on 29.04.2009 stands vacated. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:26th August, 2010. cs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.2905 of 2009 Dated:26th August, 2010