IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7673 OF 2009 Between: Sd. Rafiuddin Hakim & 7 others ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.1 to 8 AND The State of A.P., through the Station House Officer, Subedari Police Station, Hanumakonda, Warangal District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7673 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 8 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.1009 of 2009 on the file of IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Warangal, arising out of Crime No.518 of 2009 of Subedari Police Station, Warangal District, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A & 506 IPC and 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The petitioners mainly complain that the police Subedari Police Station, Warangal has no territorial jurisdiction to entertain the complaint, as the offences alleged have taken place in the State of Maharashtra. 4. But, a reading of the Statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. of the de facto complainant reveals that the offence has taken place at Warangal also. Hence, there are no grounds to entertain this petition. 5. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the admission stage itself. The petitioners are at liberty to take the plea of jurisdiction before the trial Court as well, as it is a mixed question of law and fact. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 9, 2009. PV