HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13397 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.92 of 2011 of P.S. Adoni III Town, Kurnool District. Heard and perused the record. The allegation made against the petitioners is that the 1st petitioner is wife of the de facto complainant, 2nd respondent herein, that she left the matrimonial home with her paramour and she had taken away a sum of Rs.20,000/- from the house, and that she was kidnapped by other petitioners and she is in their illegal custody. The offence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under Section 368 of IPC which runs as follows: Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person:- Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had kidnapped or abducted such person with the same intention or knowledge, or for the same purpose as that with or for which he conceals or detains such person in confinement. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the 1st petitioner has appeared before the Court and filed an affidavit stating that she is not in the illegal confinement of anyone and she left the home due to some matrimonial disputes and prayed to quash the proceedings in the crime. Considering the same, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.92 of 2011 of P.S. Adoni III Town, Kurnool District, are hereby quashed and miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 26th December, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13397 of 2011 (Allowed) 26th December, 2011 cbs