THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Criminal Petition No.8173 of 2008 ORDER: 1 This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.5 of 2005 on the file of Penamaluru P.S., Vijayawada, Krishna District registered under section 174 of Cr.P.C. 2 The aforesaid crime was registered on the complaint of the first respondent herein. The husband of the first petitioner herein died on 04.01.2005 by committing suicide. In the complaint it is alleged that the deceased, who was the son of the brother of the complainant, was married to the first petitioner herein. But due to disputes between the wife and husband, the first petitioner herein left the company of the deceased and thereafter on her complaint a case was registered against the deceased and his parents for the alleged offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC. In the complaint filed by the first respondent herein it is stated that in connection with the crime registered against the parents of the deceased, they were arrested and were released on bail. In that view of the matter, feeling insult, the deceased committed suicide. A perusal of the F.I.R. in Cr.No.5 of 2005 shows that the said crime was registered under section 174 of Cr.P.C. and the petitioners are not even shown as accused in the aforesaid crime. When the deceased committed suicide, the matter has to be enquired into and a final report is to be submitted as contemplated under section 173 Cr.P.C. As the petitioners are not shown as accused and the case was registered only under section 174 of Cr.P.C to enquire on the suicide of the deceased, the relief sought by the petitioners cannot be granted. 3 The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that when the marriage of the first petitioner herein was fixed with another man after the death of her first husband, the first respondent and other relatives of her first husband are interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioners and hence they approached this court. In that view of the matter, while it is left open for the police to proceed with the investigation in the aforesaid crime, but, at the same time, they shall not interfere with the life and liberty of the petitioners herein. 4 For the aforesaid reasons, I do not find any grounds to quash the proceedings and hence this Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. However, the police are directed to complete the investigation, if not already completed, independently and without interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioners. 5 Subject to the above directions, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. ----------------------------- R.Subhash Reddy, J. 19.10.2011 Kvsn