IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE 19th DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION No.1857 of 2009 Between: G.Chandra Sekhar and another … Petitioners And State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Public Prosecutor and another … Respondents This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1857 OF 2009 ORDER: - The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 in crime No.503 of 2008 on the file of Malkajgiri Police Station, Cyberabad for the offences 498-A and 420 IPC, filed the criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash the said crime. Brief facts of the case are that the 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent/de facto complainant were married to each other on 01.04.2008 at Bangalore by exchanging the garlands. Thereafter, they both went to Ooty and returned to Hyderabad to the house of the 2nd respondent. The 1st petitioner informed the parents of the 2nd respondent that they performed the marriage informally and that they would formally get the marriage registered in the office of the Sub- registrar, Malkajgiri. Thereafter the 1st petitioner along with Mr.Shadrak, complainant’s father’s friend, visited sub-registrar’s office and collected stipulated blank marriage notice forms which they signed and presented the same in the office of the Sub-registrar on 11.04.2008 and the same were materialized on 15.04.2008. The 1st petitioner also promised to Shadrak and the father of the complainant that he will obtain the formal approvals of their marriage from his unit Air Force authorities. Suddenly, the 1st petitioner contacted Shadrak and the complainant declaring that his leave is cancelled and he was recalled urgently by his commanding officer. Later the 1st petitioner did not return and they were all waiting for his arrival to complete the registration of marriage at Sub-Registrar’s office, Malkajgiri before the stipulated period of three months. On 16.10.2008, the father of the 1st petitioner i.e., 2nd petitioner contacted the father of the complainant and Shadrak to have talks about their marriage. Accordingly, they met the 2nd petitioner on 18.10.2008 and the 2nd petitioner expressed that the father of the complainant should pay Rs.5 lakhs to him towards dowry otherwise he will not allow the marriage. The 1st petitioner is also interested in taking dowry. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case in crime No. 503 of 2008 for the offences under Sections 498A and 420 IPC . Questioning the same, the present Criminal Petition is filed. It is alleged in the grounds that there is absolutely no relationship between the 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent and there was absolutely no such close rapport between them leading to such a thing like marriage, inasmuch as the 1st petitioner belongs to Schedule caste community, whereas the 2nd respondent belongs to Forward Caste Muslim Community, which have absolutely no application to the facts of the case. Having regard to the nature of the allegations made against the petitioners by the 2nd respondent basing on which crime No.503 of 2008 has been registered, the said allegations are severe and needs to be investigated into by the police. Therefore, the petitioners have not made out any case to be interfered by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ____________________ G. CHANDRAIAH, J 19.10.2011 lmv HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION No.1857 of 2009 19.10.2011 lmv