IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8528 of 2008 Between: 1 R.Shivaraj Karan S/o.Balabhaskara RAo R/o.D.No.26-36-12, 4th Lane, Ankamma Nagar Guntur, Guntur District 2 R.Venkayamma W/o.R.Balabhaskara Rao R/o.D.No.26-36-12,4th lane, Ankammanagar Guntur ,Guntur District 3 R.Balabhaskara Rao S/o.Venkaiah R/o.D.No.26-36-12,4th Lane Ankammanagar Guntur ,Guntur District 4 Smt.P.Vijayalakshmi W/o.Koteswara RAo R/o.Challavari Veedhi, R.Agraharam Guntur ,Guntur District 5 Smt.V.Krishna Priya W/o.Srinivasa Rao R/o.Avanthinagar Borabanda, Hyderabad 6 Smt.R.Rajamma W/o.Venkaiah R/o.C/.o.Alapati Siva Nageswara RAo Ranga colony, Near Railway station Sattanapalli, Guntur District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Station House officer, Kukatpalli Police station Kukatpalli, Hyderabad, R.R.District 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Hyderabad, R.R.District 3 State of AP., rep.by its Public Prosecutor in the court of IX Metropolitan magistrate, Miyapur, Hyderabad R.R.District 4 Smt.Nanduri Lakshmi Gayatri W/o.Shivaraj Karan R/o.MIG 70/6 3rd phase Kukatpalli, Hyderabad, R.R.District 5 Mr.N.N.V.V.Gandhi r/o.MIG 70/6,3rd pahyse Kukatpalli Hyderabad, R.R.District 6 Smt.N.Uma Kumari W/o.N.N.V.V.Gandhi r/o.MIG 70/6,3rd pahyse Kukatpalli Hyderabad, R.R.District 7 N.Satyanarayana W/o.N.N.V.V.Gandhi r/o.MIG 70/6,3rd pahyse Kukatpalli Hyderabad, R.R.District 8 N.Lakshmi Bhavani W/o.Sekhar Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Miyapur Hyderabad, R.R.District .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus or otherwise declaring the FIR in Cr.No.267/2008 under sec.498(A) IPC and under Sec.3&4 of DP ACt dated 10.3.2008 on the file of SHO. Kukatpalli as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional violating Article 14,21 of the constitution of India and set aside the same and issue consequential directions restraining the respondents from proceeding further including arrest of the petitioners in pursuance of FIR in Cr.No.267/2008 under Sec.498(A) IPC and under Sec.3&4 of DP Act dated 10.3.2008 on the file of SHO., Kukatpalli, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8528 of 2008 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the fourth respondent a case in Cr.No.267 of 2008 has been registered on the file of the SHO Kukatpally P.S. Hyderabad against the petitioners herein for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2 Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the fourth respondent submitted that the matter has been settled out of the court and as such she is not pressing for continuation of the said proceedings in Cr.No.267 of 2008. 3 In the light of the said submissions, the Writ Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Cr.No.267 of 2008 on the file of the SHO Kukatpally P.S. Hyderabad are hereby quashed. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- 23.09.2009 kvsn