IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6270 of 2010 Between: S.Venkata Ranga Reddy and 2 others ..... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad Through SHO, Jammalamadugu (U)P.S. Kadapa District and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6270 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.7 of 2009 of Police Station Jammalamadugu (U), Kadapa District registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of IPC and under Secs.3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, as well as C.C.No.138/2009 which is filed basing on the above crime on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jammalamadugu. Heard both sides. On perusal of the entire material available on record, it is evident that the petitioners/accused are alleged to have harassed the de facto complainant physically and mentally for additional dowry. The allegations in the F.I.R and charge sheet made out prima facie case against the petitioners/accused. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused in the above referred crime and charge sheet, by invoking the inherent powers under Sec.482 of Cr.P.C The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ B.N.RAO NALLA,J Dated: 20.10.2011 Dsr