THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7321 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash First Information Report No. 627 of 2011 on the file of Rajendranagar Police Station, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy, wherein the petitioners were arrayed as Accused Nos. 2,3 and 4 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of I.P.C. and 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted the following points for consideration of this Court. The petitioners are residents of Bangalore and the defacto complainant is a resident of Hyderabad. Even as per the complaint, she lived in Bangalore with her husband, A1 for a period of three months. In the complaint, the defacto complainant has stated that while A1 was in Hyderabad, he harassed her physically and mentally. It is further submitted that in the entire complaint, the defacto complainant except stating that she has been subjected to cruelty, has not stated as to on what date or period, she was subjected to cruelty by the petitioners. It is further submitted that the defacto complaint filed the present complaint only with an intention to wreak vengeance against the petitioners herein. Having perused the complaint, this court is of the view that the said facts are to be investigated by the investigating agency. Except the mere saying by the petitioners’ counsel that the petitioners are the residents of Bangalore, no other documentary evidence has been placed before this Court to appreciate whether the petitioners are residents of Bangalore or Hyderabad. Further it is not the duty of this Court to ascertain all those facts at the stage of investigation by invoking the provisions of Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Hence, this Court is of the view that it is not necessary to interfere with the investigation at this stage. However, counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners apprehend arrest by the respondent police. If the petitioners apprehend arrest in the hands of the respondent-police, they are at liberty to approach the District and Sessions Court, Ranga Reddy and file a petition for anticipatory bail and on such petition being filed, the learned District and Sessions Judge is directed to consider the same favourably since the offences arise out of matrimonial disputes. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 23rd August, 2011 pnb