HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4977 OF 2010 Dated : 16.07.2010 Between : P.Purnachandra Rao & others …. Petitioner-A.2 to A.5 a n d The State of A.P. & another … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4977 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-A.2 to A.5 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.64 of 2010 of Ongole II Town Police Station, Prakasam District, registered of the offence punishable under Section 420 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. The case of the prosecution is that the marriage alliance of the complainant Sree Lakshmi with A.1 was settled and on 08.04.2010 betrothal ceremony was also performed during which time Rs.5 lakhs cash was paid to the accused out of the agreed dowry amount of Rs.30 lakhs. Subsequently, petitioners-accused refused for the said marriage and went on postponing the marriage on one pretext or the other without there being any proper reason or explanation. Aggrieved by the same, the present complaint is filed. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the allegations made against the petitioners are not true and in fact they informed the de facto complainant that they are not interested in marriage. Except arguing the said fact, the petitioners’ counsel is not in a position to substantiate his contention. Further, the F.I.R. specifically reveals the names and involvement of the petitioners in the offence. In an enquiry under Section 482 Cr.P.C. this Court cannot verify the genuineness of the allegations made in the complaint. It is the prerogative of the investigating officer to verify the genuineness of the complaint and to file a final report after completion of investigation. This Court does not see any grounds to quash the proceedings against the petitioners. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 16.07.2010 sur