IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6777 OF 2009 BETWEEN: 1. A. Ravi Prakash S/o. Cristopher 2. A. Yesu Rathnamma W/o. Cristopher …. Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 AND 1. The State, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. P.S. Vijaya Laksmi D/o. Devasahayam …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6777 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners A. Ravi Prakash, A. Yesu Rathnamma – accused Nos.2 and 3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.691 of 2005 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kurnool, arising out of Crime No.144 of 2005 of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool registered for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioners herein are brother-in-law and mother-in-law of the de facto complainant P.S. Vijaya Lakshmi, respondent No.2 herein. 4. The complaint and the other material on record shows that there is active participation of the petitioners in harassing the de facto complainant, directly as well as indirectly. 5. In the circumstances, it is not a case where it cannot be said that there is no prima facie case against the petitioners. Hence, the impugned proceedings cannot be quashed. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 24, 2009. KTL