HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1403 of 2010 Date : 14.12.2011 Between: Smt. Butul Fathima & another. …Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, through Women P.S., Charminar & another. …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1403 of 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.292 of 2009 on the file of Women Police Station, Charminar, Hyderabad. The 2nd respondent has filed a private complaint before the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. The said private complaint is referred to Police for investigation, upon which, a crime is registered in Crime No.292 of 2009 against the petitioners for the alleged offences under Sections 498-A and 506 of IPC and under Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. In the complaint filed by the 2nd respondent, there are specific allegations against the petitioners that after the marriage, they went to Dubai and at Dubai, the accused persons ill-treated the complainant and made her as a maid servant. It is also stated that the complainant was kept in servant quarter in the house and she was not allowed to meet her husband. There is also allegation of beating the complainant, demanding dowry and they also threatened to get their son married with another woman. In this criminal petition, it is contended by the learned counsel for petitioner that at no point of time during their stay in Dubai, there was any complaint by the complainant, and in that view of the matter, the present complaint filed is false and incorrect. In this case, the crime is at the stage of investigation. Even before the investigation is completed, it is not possible to accept the plea of the petitioner that the complaint filed by the 2nd respondent is false. When the contents of the complaint are taken on their face value, they do constitute the offences under Sections 498- A and 506 of IPC and under Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioners also. In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings as prayed for. After registration of crime, there was an interim order passed by this Court on 04.03.2010 and the said order is in force since then. As it is stated that the petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the de facto complainant and the investigation is to be made now, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this criminal petition, directing the respondents to complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order, and till the completion of investigation, no steps shall be taken for arrest of petitioners. However, if the petitioners are required in connection with investigation, it is open for the Police to summon them. It is also open to the Police to take steps in accordance with law after filing of final report. Subject to above directions, this criminal petition is disposed of. ____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY 14th December 2011 ajr