THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9139 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners – Respondents 2 to 4 approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.1328 of 2009 of Rajendranagar Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498(A) IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. A mere reading of the complaint discloses that the main allegations of the complainant are against her husband only for harassing her and torturing her mentally and physically. Admittedly, respondent-complainant left the matrimonial home in the month of February 2009, whereas the present complaint is lodged in the month of December 2009. The entire allegations specifically points towards the husband, who actually harassed physically and tortured the de facto complainant. Except a reference that the petitioners also instigated the husband of the de facto complainant, no other allegations are made in the said complaint. In view of the same, this Court is of the view that the present proceedings in FIR No.1328 of 2009 against the petitioners can be quashed. 4. Accordingly, the proceedings against the petitioners herein in FIR No.1328 of 2009 of Rajendranagar Police Station, are hereby quashed. Further, the Investigation Officer is hereby directed to complete the investigation as far as the first accused-husband is concerned and file charge sheet within a period of three months, since some specific allegations are made against the husband of the de facto complainant. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is allowed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 23rd March 2011, Rns.