THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5594 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing further proceedings in Crime No.117 of 2005 in C.C.No.182 of 2006, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Yellandu, Khammam District, against the petitioners/A4 and A5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record. The 3rd respondent herein filed a private complaint against the petitioners/A4 and A5 and three others before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Yellandu, alleging offences under Section 498-A IPC, and the same was referred to the police under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., for investigation and report. Thereupon, the police registered a case in Crime No.117 of 2005 for the above said offences and, after investigation, filed charge sheet which was taken cognizance of by the learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Yellandu, in C.C.No.182 of 2006, against A1 to A5, including the petitioners. A1 is the husband of the complainant, A2 and A3 are the parents of A1. Petitioners/A4 and A5 are stated to be maternal uncle and his wife. A perusal of the complaint or the charge sheet would not disclose any specific allegation that is made against the petitioners/A4 and A5. According to the complainant, A1 and his parents-A2 and A3 have been harassing the complainant over a demand for additional dowry, and in the course of such harassment, they beat the complainant on several occasions and even made an attempt on her life with a knife. The complaint and charge sheet would disclose that omnibus allegations are made against all the accused A1 to A5, without specifying any specific allegation pertaining to the petitioners/A4 and A5 and without attributing any particular overt act to the petitioners/A4 and A5, in the course of the alleged harassment of the complainant. Admittedly, the petitioners/A4 and A5 are not members of the family of A1 to A3. A4 is stated to be maternal uncle of A1 and A5 is wife of A4, and they are living elsewhere at Hyderabad and away from the place of residence of A1 to A3. In the absence of any specific allegation against the petitioners A4 and A5, and without there being any specific overt act attributed to them prima facie attracting the alleged offences under Section 498-A IPC, it is considered that continuance of further proceedings against the petitioners/A4 and A5, is nothing but abuse of process of law. In the circumstances, it is considered a fit case where the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., can be invoked and, accordingly, further proceedings against the petitioners/A4 and A5 in C.C.No.182 of 2006, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Yellandu, are liable to be quashed, and hence, they are accordingly, quashed. However, further proceedings against the other accused in C.C.No.182 of 2006 shall go on. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 20th October, 2011 KSM