IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH:: HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.7005 OF 2008 Between: Perepu Visweswar Rao and another … Petitioners A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another ..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.7005 OF 2008 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further proceedings against the petitioners/A-2 and A-4 in C.C.No.643 of 2007, on the file of the X- Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Malkajgiri. 2. None appears for the petitioners. Heard the learned counsel for the respondents. Perused the record. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, the police registered a case in Cr.No.291 of 2007 against the petitioners/A-2 and A-4 and two others for the offences under Section 498-A IPC and after due investigation, filed charge sheet against all the accused. A-1 is the husband, 1st petitioner herein/A-2 is the father-in-law, -3 is the mother-in- law and 2nd petitioner herein/A-4 is the co-daughter-in-law of the complainant. According to the complainant, her marriage with A-1 was performed on 06.11.2002 and at the time of marriage, her parents gave Rs.1,50,000/- towards dowry and Rs.50,000/- towards lanchanams and that after marriage, she joined her husband, who was then working at Tanzania. It s further stated by the complainant that she returned to Hyderabad for delivery and gave birth to a male child and subsequently she went back to Tanzania. It is alleged that A- 1 started harassing the complainant demanding additional dowry of Rs.1 lakh and even threatened to kill her for non- compliance and that she returned to Hyderabad in April, 2006 and A-2 to A-4 continued the harassment. It is specifically alleged that the 1st petitioner/A-2, who is the father-in-law, even physically assaulted his daughter-in-law, the complainant, and 2nd petitioner/A-4, who is also daughter-in- law of the house, joined the parents-in-law and harassing the complainant and that ultimately she was abused and sent out of the house by the accused and having no other go, she had to take shelter along with her son at her parents’ house. After due investigation, the police have filed a charge sheet against the accused, wherein also the allegations are reiterated. 4. Having regard to the fact that specific allegations are made against petitioners//A-2 and A-4, prima facie attracting the ingredients of the alleged offence under Section 498-A IPC, the truth of which have to necessarily come out only on evidence that may be adduced during the course of trial, it considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C and quash further proceedings. There are absolutely no valid or justifiable grounds to quash further proceedings against the petitioners/A-3 and A-4 in C.C.No.643 of 2007, on the file of the X-Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Malkajgiri 5. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. Interim stay granted earlier stands vacated. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 10th November, 2011 Lrkm