THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10184 of 2009 Dated : 17.02.2010 Between : Smt.K.Vatsalya & 2 others ….. Petitioners-A.4 to A.6 a n d 1) Smt.N.Laxmi Veena 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10184 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners-A.4 to A.6 seeking to quash proceedings against them in C.C.No.295 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chevella, Ranga Reddy District, for the offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) A reading of the complaint reveals that about 6 years back the marriage of the complainant was performed with A.1 as per caste customs and at the time of marriage her parents gave Rs.5 lakhs and 25 tulas of gold apart from some household articles as dowry. Later, her husband went to Newzealand. One year thereafter, complainant also went to Newzealand. Four years thereafter, both of them have came back to Hyderabad and from then onwards her husband, parents-in-law, sisters-in-law started harassing her physically and mentally to bring additional dowry of Rs.2 lakhs. 4) The statement of the complainant-victim recorded by the Police under Section 161 Cr.P.C. reveals that at the time of her marriage with A.1 her parents gave Rs.5 lakhs cash and 25 tulas of gold and some household articles as dowry. After the marriage she joined her matrimonial house. Thereafter, her husband went to Newzealand and one year thereafter she also went to Newzealand. She further stated that four years thereafter both of them have retuned to Hyderabad and since then her husband, her parents-in-law and her sisters-in-law started harassing her to bring additional dowry of Rs.2 lakhs. In spite of mediations also her husband and their family members did not change their attitude. 5) Petitioners are the sisters-in-law of the complainant. The allegations made by the complainant in complaint as well as in her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. are just omnibus in nature and nothing specific is alleged against them. What all the complaint or her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. reveals is that husband, parents- in-law and sisters-in-law of the complainant have harassed her demanding her to get additional dowry. 6) Considering the nature of allegations and as the complaint or 161 Cr.P.C. of the complainant do not reveal any specific allegations against the present petitioners, it is a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioners, who are only sisters-in-law of the victim and living away from her. 7) Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.295 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chevella, Ranga Reddy District, are quashed to the extent of petitioners only. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 17th February, 2010 SUR