HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY CRL.P.No.7407 of 2008 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash proceedings in C.C.No.127 of 2000 on the file of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Alur, Kurnool District, registered for offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC in so far as the petitioners/A-2 to A-6 in the case are concerned on the ground that there are no specific allegations against A-2 to A-6 as per the prosecution record and consequently there is no prima facie case against them in the calendar case, and hence, the continuation of the proceedings in the case is nothing but abusing the process of law and unnecessary harassment of them. 2. Therefore, it is to be considered whether there are good circumstances to quash the proceedings in the calendar case as prayed for. 3. As per the prosecution version, A-1 married the de facto complainant viz., Madiga Obulamma on 30-01-1999 against the wishes of the parents and brothers of A-1 (A-2 to A-6 in the case) and nine days prior to 07-01-2000, A-1 went to the de facto complainant and beat her and took away her gold ear rings, silver anklets, cash of Rs.5,000/- and also their marriage photos proclaiming that she was Madiga by caste and as such he did not want to spend his marital life with her and he would marry another lady as per the choice of his parents expressing that she could go anywhere and die and by that time, the de facto complainant was pregnant by five months and A-2 to A-6 also caused mental and physical harassment to her. 4. As per the investigation of the case, A-1 and the de facto complainant used to live separately at Adoni and there was no chance for A-2 to A-6 to harass her as they lived separately. It also provides that the Senior Assistant Public Prosecutor, also sent his report dated 22-09-2000 in the matter opining that no offence proved to be committed by A-2 to A-6. But quite surprisingly, the charge sheet was filed before the Court concerned against A-2 to A-6 also in the case. 5. There are no specific allegations against A-1 to A-6 whereas there are only bald allegations against them. There has been a tendency to implicate as many relatives of husband as possible in cases like this either for the purpose of harassing them or for the purpose of accepting certain terms by doing so. Unfortunately Section 498-A IPC has been misused. In fact, due to such false implications even genuine cases of harassment are bound to be defeated. That practice should be curbed. Therefore, if the proceedings of the case are allowed to continue, it will be nothing but harassing them and also abuse of the process of law. Consequently, the proceedings in the calendar case are to be quashed so far as A-2 to A-6 are concerned. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed, quashing the proceedings in C.C.No.127 of 2000 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Alur, Kurnool District, so far as A-2 to A-6 are concerned. ____________________ 18th November 2011 kvr