THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7333 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners-accused Nos.2 to 4 preferred this Criminal Petition seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.260 of 2011 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Warangal, filed for the offences under Sections 498-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that after marriage, the first accused and the second respondent resided together at Hyderabad only for a period of three months, whereas the complaint was lodged at Warangal on 01.12.2010 after pronouncement of Talak. It is further submitted that there are no allegations against the petitioners herein. It is stated in the charge sheet that ever since 16.06.2010, the second respondent was harassed and humiliated by the petitioners herein for want of additional dowry of Rs.1,00,000/-. This Court is of the view that mere pronouncement of Talak and customary divorce do not prevent the second respondent from lodging a complaint for the harassment and humiliation suffered by her in the hands of the petitioners prior to such pronouncement. Further, after divorce, the complaint can be lodged at a place where the wife resides against the persons, who harassed and humiliated her. Hence, the point raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners that there is no jurisdiction to file complaint at Warangal does not hold good. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation and to quash the proceedings. The Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________ (RAJA ELANGO, J) 23rd August 2011 RRB