THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10958 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 9/A1 to A9 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. A1 is husband of the 2nd respondent. They have one female child. A2 is mother of A1. A3, A4, A6 are brothers and A7 is sister of A1. A5 is wife of A4. A8 is husband of A7. A9 is son of A3. It is alleged that since two months after the marriage, the accused were physically and mentally harassing the 2nd respondent demanding additional dowry of Rs.5,00,000/-. It is specifically alleged that on 31.08.2009 at about 4:00 A.M., all the accused kept the 2nd respondent in a room and administered sleeping tablets to her and informed the same to her parents. It is further alleged that one week prior to it, they obtained a suicide note from her forcibly. After parents of the 2nd respondent came there, she was taken to Sree Laxmi Multi Speciality Hospital and got her treated. Report was given by the 2nd respondent to the Police on 20.12.2009. It is contended by the petitioners’ counsel that no report was given by the 2nd respondent to the Police immediately after the above incident. In matters relating to family affairs between wife and husband, wife cannot be expected to give report to the Police immediately. It is alleged that on the date of giving report, when maternal uncles and other family members of the 2nd respondent went and questioned the accused about their harassment of the 2nd respondent, the accused abused them in filthy language and beat them. Therefore, report was given to the Police on that day. It is further contended by the petitioners’ counsel that false report was given and that many of the accused are residents of their own houses at different places. But, all of them are residents of Hyderabad only. Truth or falsity of contents of the report is a question of fact which this Court cannot go into and decide in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 2. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ______________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU Dt:02.11.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.10958 of 2009 Dt:02.11.2011 ysk