HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P.NO.5984 OF 2009 DATE: 09.12.2010 BETWEEN: A.Venkata Subbama and another .. Petitioners And Sada Venkata Rama Thulasamma and another ` .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P.NO.5984 OF 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by A-4 and A-6 to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.7 of 2008 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate (Excise and Prohibition), Kadapa. I have heard Sri C.Padmanabha Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. The offences alleged against the petitioners and other accused are under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. I have perused the contents of the charge sheet. The marriage between the first respondent and A1 was performed on 27.08.1999. The alleged harassment and subjecting the first respondent to cruelty is said to be from the year 2003 and the case was registered by the police in the year 2008 as Crime No. 8 of 2008 under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Mahila Police Station, Kadapa. Some of the accused are residents of Rajahmundry and some of the accused are residents of Hyderabad. The offence was allegedly committed at Kadapa. On perusal of the complaint petition, it discloses that A1 is the person, who has been actually harassing the first respondent in connection with the demand of dowry. A4 is the sister of A1 and A6 is the husband of A4. It is alleged that the petitioners and the remaining accused used to come to Kadapa and harass the first respondent and they were also abusing her in filthy language. Only sweeping allegations have been made without specifying any act involving such harassment. Insofar as the allegations leveled against the petitioners are concerned, they appear to be not only vague, but also ex facie false. The complaint petition shows that almost all the relatives of the first accused (husband of the first respondent) were shown as accused in the complaint petition. Considering the nature of allegations leveled against the petitioners, the way in which the entire family members were implicated, it think if it is allowed to be continued, it will result in miscarriage of justice, and is nothing but abuse of process of law. For the foregoing reasons, the entire proceedings in C.C.No.7 of 2008 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate (Excise and Prohibition), Kadapa against the petitioners/Accused Nos. 4 and 6 are hereby quashed. The criminal petition is allowed. _______________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Date: 09.12.2010 Kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P.NO.5984 OF 2009 DATE: 09.12.2010