THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7360 of 2007 Date of Order:20.01.2011 Between: Rekha and another ..Petitioners and 1. The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor and another ..Respondents The Court made the following Order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7360 of 2007 ORDER :- This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.4 and 5 in C.C.No.332 of 2007 to quash the proceedings initiated against them in the said C.C. on the file of Brodipet Police Station, Guntur for the offence punishable under Section 420 r/w 34 IPC and Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The complaint allegations clearly go to show that petitioners are sister and brother-in-law of A1 with whom the marriage of the de facto complainant was settled. At the demand made by the petitioners, a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- for the golden and silver ornaments for the bride and bridegroom; Rs.1,00,000/- for Gifts as per custom; an amount of Rs.50,000/- towards Adapaduchu lanchanam and an amount of Rs.15,000/- for purchase of clothes to the bride, have been given by way of cheque drawn on Bank of India. The date fixed for the marriage has been changed from 25.10.2007 to 22.11.2007 and the venue fixed for the marriage has been changed to Sree Venkateswara Swamy’s Temple Mandapam, R.Agraharam, Guntur. After receiving the entire amount, it was informed by the petitioners that they decided to drop the marriage by cancelling the alliance. The complaint allegations clearly constitute an offence, which the police are necessarily under an obligation to investigate and file the report. Further, the ground No.6 on which basis this Court entertained this criminal petition and stayed the investigation has to be investigated by the police during the course of investigation. But on the said ground, the investigation cannot be stopped. Therefore, it is not a fit case to quash the proceedings. The Criminal Petition is accordingly, dismissed. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J January 20, 2011 Lmv