HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6680 OF 2007 DATE:09-12-2010 BETWEEN R.Harikrishna & others …Petitioners AND The State of A.P., rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Through P.S.Kukatpally, R.R.District & Another …Respondents THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6680 OF 2007 ORDER: This petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.624 of 2007 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District. On the complaint lodged by the second respondent-wife of first petitioner herein with the IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, Cyberabad for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, the matter was referred to police under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. for investigation. On receipt of the reference, police of Kukatpally Police Station registered the crime, which is now sought to be quashed. The complaint allegations disclose that the marriage between the second respondent and the first petitioner took place at Kukatpally, R.R.District and later, the complainant joined the matrimonial home at Kothagudem, Khammam District, where the alleged harassment for the offence punishable under Section 498- A IPC has been meted out to the complainant. The Apex Court in Y. Abraham Ajith & Others v. Inspector of Police, Chennai & another [(2004) 8 SCC 100] held that when the alleged offence under Section 498-A IPC is committed at the place where the husband and wife lived together, the police at that place only will have jurisdiction to investigate into the matter and lay the charge sheet. In view of the above, during the course of investigation by the police of Kukatpally Police Station if it is found that the alleged offence has taken place within the jurisdiction of Kothagudem, the complaint can be transmitted to the Police of Kothagudem Police Station for due investigation and for filing necessary charge sheet. The Criminal Petition is dismissed with the above observation. _________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. DECEMBER 09, 2010 Tsr.