HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5079 of 2011 ORDER:- Petitioners are A-1 to A-4 in C.C.No.58 of 2011 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Punganur (trial Court). The offences alleged are those punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. The learned counsel for petitioners mainly argued that the trial Court has no jurisdiction and that all the offences alleged are said to have occurred in Karnataka State. It is difficult to accept this contention. The charge sheet allegations prima facie clearly show that part of the offences took place within the local limits of the trial Court and part of the offences took place in Karnataka State. Therefore it cannot be said that the trial court has no jurisdiction. Then turning to the merits of the matter also the allegations in the charge sheet prima facie do disclose offences against these petitioners. Hence there are no grounds to interfere in this matter under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 3. The learned counsel for petitioners has stated that petitioners are staying in Kolar District of Karnataka State and it would be difficult for them to attend the trial Court regularly. Petitioners 2 to 4 are stated to the father, brother and sister of the first petitioner who is husband of the de facto complainant-second respondent. In the circumstances, the presence of the petitioners 2 to 4 alone on every date of hearing before the trial Court is dispensed with and they can be represented by their counsel. This relief is however refused to the first petitioner. 5. This Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed with the above directions at the admission stage. ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J 27th June 2011 CVRK