HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos: 4567 OF 2008 & 5559 of 2008 Dated 1-7-2010 CRIMINAL PETITION No: 4567 OF 2008: Between: J.Laxmi and four others. …Petitioners. And: The State of A.P., represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., and another. …Respondents. CRIMINAL PETITION No: 5559 OF 2008: Between: K.Mysamma and three others. …Petitioners. And: The State of A.P., represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos: 4567 OF 2008 & 5559 of 2008 COMMON ORDER: These two Criminal Petitions are filed by the petitioners in the respective Criminal Petitions seeking to quash the proceedings pending against them in F.I.R.No.132 of 2008 of Station House Officer, Kazipet, Warangal District for the offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Since the issue involved in both the petitions are one and the same, these two Criminal Petitions are disposed of by way of common order. It is alleged that the petitioners in both petitions harassed the defacto complainant physically and mentally for bringing additional dowry. In this connection, police registered a case in the above crime for the above said offence and investigated into. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the in-laws of the defacto complainant are living in various other places and hence, there is no chance of harassing the petitioners. Hence, he seeks to quash the proceedings pending against the petitioners. It is opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor. The allegations levelled against the petitioners should necessarily be investigated into by the investigating agency. Hence, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings pending against the petitioners in the above crime and as such, these two Criminal Petitions are liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, these two Criminal Petitions are dismissed. __________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated 01-7-2010. Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos: 4567 OF 2008 & 5559 of 2008 Dated 1-7-2010