THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1400 of 2008 July 08, 2010 Between: Smt.Shakeela, W/o.Rahamathulla … Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad And another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1400 of 2008 ORDER: Second respondent is wife of one Mohammed Karimulla. Their marriage was performed on 10.2.2001 at Singarayakonda in Prakasam District. The couple was residing at Balajiraopet along with sisters of husband. Wife lodged a complaint with I-Town P.S. Ongole on 10.2.2008 alleging that though dowry was paid and gold was given, husband and sisters were harassing for more money and they were not happy as she gave birth to a female child and that when she became pregnant for the second time, husband, sisters and petitioner herein (accused No.7) ill-treated her and administered her drugs, which resulted in abortion. She also alleged that petitioner and others always quarreled with her and ill-treated her child. Based on the information, Police registered F.I.R. in Crime No.52 of 2008 under Sections 498-A, 307, 313, 376(f), 511 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. In this criminal petition, accused No.7 seeks an order from this Court to quash the F.I.R. insofar as she is concerned. The counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is stranger to second respondent or her husband, that there are no specific allegations against the petitioner and, therefore, any investigation and criminal trial against her would be abuse of process of law. This is refuted by the counsel for second respondent. This Court has perused the report of the second respondent to the Police. A perusal of the same would certainly indicate role played by the petitioner in commission of offence. It is not a case where the ingredients of various offences in the F.I.R. are totally absent. Whether the petitioner is guilty of culpable conduct is a matter, which has to be gone into in regular trial. At this stage, criminal petition cannot be quashed. It is axiomatic that in exercise of power under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Court should look to the F.I.R. and if it is found that there are no ingredients of offence, enquiry should be stopped. Even if the factual background is elaborate, the same is not a ground to appreciate the evidence at this stage. The criminal petition is therefore dismissed. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) July 08, 2010 YS