THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 3330 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No. 114 of 2010 on the file of P.S. Chatrinaka, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. Heard. The 1st petitioner is the husband of the 2nd respondent. Petitioners 2 to 4 are her in-laws. The allegation against the petitioners is that they harassed the 2nd respondent for additional dowry. Admittedly, the matter is at the stage of investigation. On a perusal of the record, it is seen that there are some serious allegations against the 1st petitioner herein. As such, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed as against the 1st petitioner. Since petitioners 2 to 4, who are parents-in-law and sister-in-law respectively of the 2nd respondent, are aged and being women, this Court is of the view that some lenient view can be taken against them. Therefore, the Investigating Officer is directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of petitioners 2 to 4 herein. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, dismissed against the 1st petitioner and it is disposed of in respect of petitioners 2 to 4. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. -------------------------------- JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 10th November 2011 ksld