THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5415 of 2008 Dated:09.07.2010 Between: G.Ravikanth, And another. ...Petitioners And State of A.P., Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, And another. ...Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5415 of 2008 ORDER: The first petitioner is accused No.4 and the second petitioner is accused No.5 in Crime No.236 of 2007 of P.S.Narayanaguda under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. They filed the instant case under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C), to quash the crime. They contend that they are not involved in the commission of offence, as alleged, and also on the ground that the second petitioner after her marriage in August 1998 had been mostly staying with her husband at New Delhi. The informant is the second respondent. In her report to the Police, she stated that her daughter’s marriage with accused No.1 was performed on 02.06.2005, that an amount of Rs.2,25,000/- was paid as dowry, that six months thereafter accused Nos.1 to 5 (husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law and petitioner Nos.1 and 2 herein) mentally harassed her daughter for additional dowry, and that on 01.07.2007 her daughter consumed phenyl and dettol not able to bear the harassment for additional dowry. The case was registered on the strength of the report of the second respondent. Counsel for the petitioners vehemently contends that the first petitioner was a student of Engineering and the second petitioner was married lady. They were never involved in any offence and the allegations made against them are without any basis. These are refuted by the Counsel for the respondents. Section 498A of IPC carves out of an offence whenever a married woman is subjected to cruelty. The cruelty is explained in the explanation under Section 498A of IPC as willful conduct of such a nature which is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or harassment of woman with a view to coercing her to meet any unlawful demand for property. In the report of the second respondent such allegation is made. Whether the allegation is sustainable or has any truth can only be revealed after a regular trial is conducted. The case is still at investigation, and therefore, Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., cannot be entertained, especially, when the information given to Police discloses the commission of cognizable offence. This Court, however, observes that the Police may complete the investigation immediately within a period of four months and file a charge sheet. Thereafter, the concerned criminal Court shall dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 09.07.2010 vs