THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2731 OF 2009 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in Cr.No.390 of 2007 on the file of the Station House Officer, Women police station, C.C.S., D.D., Hyderabad. 2. Learned counsel representing Sri Mohammed Moin Ahmed Quadri, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the learned counsel has given up ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the petitioner to engage another counsel. None appears for the petitioner-A5 in the place of Sri Mohammed Moin Ahmed Quadri. Petitioner-A5 present. Heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent-State. Learned counsel for the 2nd respondent present. Perused the records. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent herein, a case in Cr.No.390 of 2007 was registered against the petitioner-A5 and others at C.C.S., Hyderabad for the offence under Section 498-A IPC. Petitioner-A5 is stated to be the uncle of the 2nd respondent-complainant. According to the complainant, she was married to A1 and some time after the marriage, her father-in-law-A2; mother-in-law-A3 and her husband’s relatives started harassing her mentally and physically for additional dowry of Rs.5,00,000/- and that after return of her husband-A1 from abroad on 19.08.2007, all the accused necked her out of the house on 10.11.2007, demanding her to bring additional dowry. Petitioner-A5 is also specifically named in the First Information Report and he is also alleged to have participated in the acts of harassment perpetuated against the complainant. The truth or otherwise of the said allegation has to necessarily come out only after investigation is completed. 4. On 24.04.2009, this Court granted interim stay of arrest of the petitioner-A5 for a period of six weeks with a direction that investigation shall go on and the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation. There are absolutely no valid or sufficient grounds to quash the further proceedings in F.I.R.No.390 of 2007 of C.C.S, Hyderabad, invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Petitioner-A5 may not be arrested till completion of the investigation. 5. In the result, Criminal Petition is dismissed, subject to the above direction. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 29th September, 2010 Tsy