THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1231 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 7/A1 to A7 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 324, 506/34 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. A1 is husband of the 2nd respondent/de facto complainant. A2 and A3 are parents and A4 is brother of A1. A5 is wife of A4. A6 and A7 are stated to be cousins of A1. It is alleged that after marriage which took place on 07.02.2007, A3 stayed with the couple for two months and that A3 created bad impression about the 2nd respondent in the eyes of A1 with an intention to cutoff his relationship with her and to marry another woman. It is further alleged that A1 and also A2 to A5 harassed the 2nd respondent on flimsy grounds demanding additional dowry of Rs.15,00,000/- for constructing house. It is further alleged that A4 and A5 used to harass the 2nd respondent daily to get additional dowry of Rs.15,00,000/- or otherwise asking her to commit suicide so that they can perform marriage of A1 with another woman, and that A4 and A5 also spread rumours as if the 2nd respondent is mentally retarded and she tried to commit suicide by hanging to a ceiling fan and by opening gas cylinder and that they also discussed to plan murder of the 2nd respondent. It is further alleged that on 09.07.2009, A1, A2, A6 and A7 went to the house and A4 tried to push away the 2nd respondent and her mother and threatened to kill them. On reading of allegations in the entire charge sheet, except presence of A6 and A7 on 09.07.2009, there is no participation alleged against them against the 2nd respondent or any other person. I am of the opinion that though there are triable allegations against A1 to A5, there are no allegations against A6 and A7 at all in this case. Impleading A6 and A7 in this case is totally impermissible and amounts to abuse of process of law. 2. In the result, the Criminal Petition is partly allowed quashing proceedings in CC.No.156 of 2009 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Atmakur, Kurnool District, insofar as the petitioners 6 and 7/A6 and A7 are concerned; and the Criminal Petition is partly dismissed in other respects. ______________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU Dt:02.11.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.1231 of 2010 Dt:02.11.2011 ysk