THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8908 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 she is arrayed as accused No.2 for the offences 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 the childhood friend of the main accused, i.e., the husband of the complainant and also it is stated in the complaint that because of her friendship and instigation, the husband harassed the complainant and threatened her with dire consequences. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that on an earlier occasion, this Court quashed the proceedings in so far as Accused No.3 in the case is concerned. Since the petitioner is not related to A1 and since the proceedings against A3 in the case have already been quashed, he prayed that the proceedings initiated against this petitioner also be quashed. 4. This Court perused the record and heard the arguments. 5. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner is childhood friend of the main accused, who is husband of the defacto complainant, 2nd respondent herein, and she is not related to the main accused. A friend of husband of the defacto complainant cannot be prosecuted for an offence under Section 498-A of I.P.C. The persons, who are related to the husband of the defacto complainant, alone can be prosecuted for the said offence. As far as the offence punishable under Section 506 of I.P.C. is concerned, there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Hence, the proceedings initiated against the petitioner in the crime are liable to be quashed. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioner herein in Cr.No.114 of 2011 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. 7. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 23rd September, 2011, pnb.