IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3547 OF 2009 Between : M.Ravichander Rao ....PETITIONER A N D The State of A.P. and another …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3547 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner – A.6 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.229 of 2009 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. The only point that arises for consideration before this Court is whether the petitioner herein is related to the husband of the de facto complainant or not? 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the complaint was lodged by the complainant, in which it was mentioned that_____________________________________________________________________________________. The complaint lodged by the complainant clearly shows that the present petitioner is not related to the husband of the complainant. Further, the petitioner is a practicing advocate and he filed the application against the complainant on behalf of her husband. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that in the charge sheet it is stated that the petitioner is closely related to the husband of the complainant, but whereas the learned Public Prosecutor is not in a position to inform the meaning of closely related and the investigation agency knows the said fact and the person who is related to husband, alone can be prosecuted for an offence under Section 498A. It is the duty of the Investigating Officer, to inform the Court the exact relationship of the petitioner with the complainant husband. In view of the same, the proceedings in C.C.No.229 of 2009 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur, are hereby quashed as far as the present petitioner concerned. 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO AUGUST 26, 2010. YVL