IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9286 OF 2009 BETWEEN: A. Brahma Chary …. Petitioner AND 1. The State, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. R. Brahmachary S/o. R. Jangaiah. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9286 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner A. Brahma Chary, accused No.2, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.123 of 2009 of Madannapet Police Station, Santosh Nagar, Saidabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 306 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that having agreed to marry the daughter of the de facto complainant for his son - accused No.1 and fixing the engagement of the couple, he demanded dowry of Rs.4,00,000/- for performance of the marriage. 4. In the circumstances, it is not at all a fit case for quashing the impugned proceedings. 5. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. KTL