HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4767 of 2010 ORAL ORDER : The petitioners 1 to 3/A-1 to A-3 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 420 and 34 I.P.C. in Crime No.585 of 2009 of Women Police Station, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad. Private complaint filed by the 1st respondent before the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad was referred to the police for investigation and report under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. A-1 is husband of the 1st respondent, A-2 is wife of A-1 and A-3 is mother of A-1. It is alleged that marriage of A-1 was performed with the 1st respondent suppressing his previous marriage with A-2 and A-1 having children through A-2 and that A-1 on instigation of A-2 to A-4 started demanding for Rs.5,00,000/- from the 1st respondent and that when the 1st respondent expressed her inability because of old age of her mother, A-1 beat the 1st respondent mercilessly. It is further alleged that A-1 to A-4 stated that they were under the impression that this much amount would be given in the marriage. It is further alleged that the 1st respondent was sent out of the house on 10.7.2009 retaining her gold and costly clothes with hem. 2. It is contended by the petitioners’ counsel that there was divorce between A-1 and the 1st respondent by way of pronouncing Talaq on 13.7.2009 and that A-1 also paid Meher amount and that divorce is evidenced by the certificate issued by Government Qazi. 3. Irrespective of truth and validity of the divorce, the factum of divorce will not absolve A-1 and his family members of the criminal liability for acts alleged to have committed by them prior to the divorce. Subsequent divorce is no ground for preventing the wife from giving report to the police or filing complaint in the Magistrate Court. Taking allegations contained in the complaint on their face value, they make out offences alleged in the complaint. Truth or otherwise of the said allegations is a question of fact, which this Court cannot go into in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 4. Hence the petition is dismissed. _________________________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU 09.06.2010. Msr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4767 of 2010 09.06.2010 (Msr)