THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7662 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.114 of 2011 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, wherein he is arrayed as accused for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC. 2. It is the case of the prosecution that the petitioner is not related to the husband of the de facto complainant and further in the said complaint It is stated that the petitioner is childhood friend of the main accused, i.e., the husband of the complainant and also it is stated in the complaint that because of his friendship and instigation, the husband harassed the complainant and threatened her with dire consequences. 3. This Court perused the record and heard the arguments. 4. For an offence under Section 498-A IPC, the relatives of the husband can be prosecuted even whatever the relationship. Other than that, a person cannot be prosecuted under Section 498-A IPC and as far as Section 506 IPC is concerned, there is no specific allegation that the petitioner criminally instigated the husband of the complainant. Hence, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in Crime No.114 of 2011 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, are liable to be directly quashed against the petitioner herein. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner – A3 alone in Cr.No.114 of 2011 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, are quashed. 5. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 27th August 2011, Rns.