THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7120 OF 2009 Dated : 16.12.2009 Between : S.Madhava Reddy & another ….. Petitioners/A.2 & A.3 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7120 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners/A.2 and A.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.36 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tiruvuru, Krishna District, for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC read with Section 34 I.P.C. arising out of crime No.62 of 2008 of Vissannapeta Police Station, Krishna District. 2) Heard. 3) The learned counsel for the second respondent is unable to bring to my notice any averment either in the complaint or in the statement of the victim to show that the present petitioners, who are the parents-in-law of the complainant, have demanded any dowry or otherwise committed any acts that would constitute an offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. What all is brought to my notice by the learned counsel for the second respondent is that the parents- in-law uttered harsh words against her in general and it is not the case that the words were uttered with regard to payment of dowry or extraction of any property. 4) Considering all the circumstances, I hold that there is no prima facie case against the petitioners. Hence, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings are quashed in C.C.No.36 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tiruvuru, Krishna District, to the extent of the petitioners/A.2 and A.3 only. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 16th December, 2009 SUR