THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Crl.P.No.2272 of 2010 Date:14-12-2010 Between: C.Laxma Reddy and six others …Petitioners And The State of A.P. and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Crl.P.No.2272 of 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners (respondents), the second respondent (de facto complainant) and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that on the same allegations which are leveled in D.V.C.No.21 of 2009 on the file of the IX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, earlier on a report lodged by the second respondent (de facto complainant), a case was registered against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 498-A and 506 of IPC in Women Police Station, CCS, Hyderabad and D.V.C.No.21 of 2009 was filed only to further harass the petitioners who are the close relatives of the second respondent in the domestic violence case i.e. husband of the de facto complainant. Perusal of the copy of the domestic violence case shows that the second respondent/de facto complainant sought all the reliefs only against the husband, the first respondent in the domestic violence case and it is obvious that only to harass the petitioners (respondents 2 to 8), they were implicated in the domestic violence case. This Court is of the considered view that implicating all the close relatives of the husband without claiming any relief against them is nothing but abuse of process of law. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is one of the enactments which is being misused quite often. Considering, all the facts and circumstances led to the filing of the domestic violence case, this Court is of the view that to avoid hardship and harassment to the petitioners and to meet the requirement of justice, the domestic violence case is liable to be quashed. For the foregoing reasons, the proceedings against the petitioners in D.V.C.No.21 of 2009 on the file of the IX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad are hereby quashed. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. _______________ R.KANTHA RAO, J Date:14.12.2010 ccm THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Crl.P.No.2272 of 2010 Date:14.12.2010