HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6239 OF 2008 DATED.29-09-2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 (For short, ‘A-1 to A-4’) under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash proceedings in Calender Case No.237 of 2008, pending on the file of the Court of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narasaraopet, Guntur District, registered for offences punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Whereas the Petitioners are A-1 to A-4, the Respondent No.1 is the Complainant in the Calender Case. For the sake of convenience, I refer the parties as arrayed in the Calender Case. 3. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows : The marriage of A-1 with the complainant was performed on 15-06-2006 as per the Hindu Rites and customs at Phirangipuram Village and Mandal, Guntur District. A-1 and A-3 are the sons of A-2 and A-4 is the maternal uncle of A-1 and A-3. At the time of marriage, the parents of the complainant gave 12 sovereigns of gold articles, bracelet, ring and other household articles to A-1 to A-4 and some cash was also given to the complainant as ‘Pasupu Kunkuma’. After the marriage, A-1 and the complainant lived happily for about 7 months at Hyderabad. Thereafter, A-1 and A-4 started to harass the complainant mentally and physically for want of additional dowry and due to their unbearable harassment, she gave a report to the Narasaraopet P.S. and subsequently the matter was compromised before the Lok Adalat at Narasaraopet in Lok Adalat Case No.195 of 2007. Subsequently, she gave birth to a male child and then also A-1 used to harass the complainant. A-2 and A-4 used to harass her to give divorce to A-1 so that A-1 could contact another marriage and get good dowry. A-4 also used to instigate A-1 to beat the complainant for want of additional dowry and as such A-1 used to abuse the complainant in a filthy language. One day at nighttime, A-2 and A-4 went to the house of the complainant and abused her parents in a filthy language and pressurized the complainant to bring Rs.10 lakhs or else to give divorce to A-1 and also threatened her with dire consequences. Hence, A-1 to A-4 are liable to be punished for the alleged offences. 4. It is the contention of learned counsel for A-1 to A-4 that admittedly the matter is compounded before the Lok Adalat at Narasaraopet on 25-08-2007 and therefore the allegations pertaining to the period prior to 25-08-2007 cannot be take into consideration and further leaving that apart the remaining allegations are that on 08-12-2007, A-1 demanded the father of the Complainant to send her along with Rs.5,00,000/- and the father of the Complainant assured to provide it and further on 29-12-2007 A-1 called the Complainant by phone and abused her in a filthy language. Further, there is absolutely no basis to say that subsequent to the compounding of the offence they united again, prima-facie. Further, therefore the allegations made got no substance and cannot be taken cognizance of. 5. On the other hand, it is also represented by both the counsel that the Complainant and A-1 have been living together and pleaded to dismiss the proceedings on that score, which therefore can be accepted. There are no merits in the Complaint and on the other hand, it is to be seen that they live together in the light of the representations made. For the foregoing reasons, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing the entire proceedings in Calender Case No.237 of 2008, pending on the file of the Court of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. __________________________ G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J Dated:29-09-2011. Dsh. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY 384 CRIMINAL PETITION No.6239 OF 2008 September, 29, 2011 DSH