THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13427 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.302 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Anaparthi, East Godavari District, wherein they are facing trial for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 324 read with 34 IPC. Heard. A-1 is the husband of the de facto complainant; A-2 and A-4, who are petitioners 1 and 3 herein, are the sisters of A-1, whereas A-3 and A-5, who are petitioners 2 and 4 herein, are the husbands of A-2 and A-4 respectively. The de facto complainant/2nd respondent herein married A-1 as per Hindu Rites and Customs. Subsequent to the marriage, their matrimonial life was not cordial and ultimately it lead to filing of the present complaint. Perused the records. In the charge sheet, except the allegation that the accused subjected the de facto complainant to cruelty both mentally and physically, no specific averments are made against the petitioners herein. In the statement of the de facto complainant also, it is only stated that on the inducement of A-2 and A-4, her husband harassed her mentally and physically to bring additional dowry and that everything happened on the instigation of the petitioners herein. Therefore, either in the complaint or in the statement, nowhere it is stated as to what type of inducement and instigation was made by the petitioners herein to harass the de facto complainant. Time and again, the Apex Court held in various judgments that to proceed with a case against the relatives of the husband for the offence under Section 498- A IPC, there should be specific allegations as to the manner in which the husband was induced and instigated by his relatives, but mere vague allegations are not enough to proceed with such cases. In the case on hand, absolutely no specific allegations are made against the petitioners. Hence, this Court is of the view that the proceedings against the petitioners are liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.302 of 2011 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Anaparthi, East Godavari District, are quashed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 21.12.2011 v v