IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.3876 of 2009 DATE:13.08.2010 Between: Eagala Prabhakar …… Petitioner And: The State rep. by the S.H.O, II Town L&O P.S, Kakinada through the Public Prosecutor and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.3876 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner/A-3 is accused of offence punishable under Section 498- A I.P.C in Crime No.79/2009 of Kakinada (L&O) Police Station along with two others. A-1 is husband and A-2 is father-in-law of the 2nd respondent/defacto- complainant. As per allegations in the report, A-3 is relation of A-1 and A-2. The petitioner’s counsel contended that there is no relationship between them and that A-3 is only a village elder and mediator. This dispute has to be investigated into by the police. 2) It is alleged in the report that A-3 who is a near relation of A-1 was encouraging A-1 to see that A-1 discards the 2nd respondent somehow or the other. It is allegation of the 2nd respondent that A-1 and A-2 were harassing her to bring dowry from her parents and to sell house property. It is further alleged that A-3 made phone to the 2nd respondent and demanded for school certificates, transfer certificate, photos and paper containing signature of A-1 and if not, she has to reap the consequences. According to the 2nd respondent, A-3 is playing role along with A-1 and A-2 in harassing her for the sake of dowry and sale of house property. On perusal of allegations in the report given to the police, those allegations attract offence punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C against the petitioner/A-3 also, in case they are true and correct. It is a matter for investigation. I do not find any valid reasons to intercept the investigation of this crime. 3) Hence, the petition is dismissed. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 13, 2010 KSH