IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1951 OF 2009 Between: 1. Maturi Krishna Kumari 2. Dulipalli Tulasi Kiran @ Udya Bhaskara Rao ……Petitioners – accused Nos.2 and 3 AND State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1951 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Maturi Krishna Kumar and Dulipall Tulasi Kiran @ Kiranmayi, accused Nos.2 and 3 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.88 of 2009 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Petitioners herein are mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the de facto complainant Smt. Maturi Keerthi Ratna, respondent No.2 herein. 3. A reading of the statement of the de facto complainant reveals that there are several allegations against the mother-in-law - petitioner No.1. However, the allegations against the sister-in-law – petitioner No.2 are vague and not attracting the ingredients of Section 498-A read with 34 IPC, as such, the proceedings against her have to be quashed. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed in part and the proceedings against petitioner No.2 - accused No.3 in C.C. No.88 of 2009 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, are quashed. The Criminal Petition is dismissed against petitioner No.1 – accused No.2. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 30, 2009. PV