HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3391 OF 2010 Date: 15.04.2010 Between: Sultana Begum and 2 others ……Petitioners And: The State of A.P., rep. by its PP and another ……Respondents. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3391 OF 2010 ORDER: The accused Nos.2 to 4 who are the petitioners herein are accused of offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No.547 of 2009 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad. A-2 is mother, A-3 is elder brother and A-4 is sister of A-1 who is husband of the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant. No doubt, majority of allegations in the report are against A-1 and about he preferring A-2 to A-4 for spending his money. At the same time, specific allegations with time, date and place were made against A-2 to A-4 also to the effect that on 18.10.2009 at 4.30 p.m., A-2 to A-4 came to Kirloskar Hospital, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad and blamed her and demanded for additional dowry of Rs.2,00,000/-. It is further alleged that originally dowry of Rs.4,00,000/- and gold ornaments were given at the time of marriage of the 2nd respondent with A-1 and that all her gold ornaments were taken away from her. Having regard to specific allegations made in the report, it is for the police to investigate into the same and to collect evidence in support of the same and come to some conclusion one way or the other basing on evidence collected during investigation. This Court does not see any reason to intercept the investigation at its threshold. Hence the petition is dismissed. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J Date:15.04.2010. Gk. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3391 OF 2010 Date: 15.04.2010 Gk.