THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5126 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The only contention urged by the petitioner’s counsel is that the 1st respondent/de facto complainant is not wife of the petitioner and that therefore, the provisions of Section 498-A I.P.C. cannot be applied in this case. The petitioner’s counsel filed photographs, pan card of the 1st respondent, family member certificate of the petitioner. This Court in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. cannot go into defence documents of the accused and decide a question of fact relating to relationship between the parties. It is the domain of the Investigating Officer during investigation and of the Magistrate after filing charge sheet to decide the same basing on the evidence produced. Hence, this Criminal Petition fails. 2. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ______________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU Dt:03.11.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5126 of 2010 Dt:03.11.2011 ysk