THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9869 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 3/A2 to A4 are accused of offences punishable under Section 498-A, 506 I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, along with A1. A1 is husband of the de facto complainant. A2 and A3 are parents and A4 is brother of A1. Marriage is not in dispute. Even though the de facto complainant originally filed private complaint against seven persons alleging further offence under Section 323 also, the Police after investigation deleted three persons from the charge sheet and deleted Section 323 I.P.C. also and filed charge sheet against A1 to A4 only for the above offences. It is alleged that at the time of marriage, dowry of Rs.40,000/- in cash, seven tolas of gold, almirah, wooden cot, sofa set, costly clothes, air cooler, washing machine, refrigerator, T.V., mixer grinder, gas stove, tape recorder and all other furniture and utensils were given to the accused and that after marriage, A1 began demanding for additional dowry and was harassing her and that A2 and A3 apart from instigating A1, were passing sarcastic comments to the effect that if A1 married another lady, they would have got lot more dowry. It is further alleged that on 22.04.2007, A1 to A3 went to her parents’ house and with the encouragement of A2 and A3, A1 harassed for more dowry. It is also alleged that A4 went to parents house of the de facto complainant and threatened her parents. The above allegations do attract the penal provisions for which charge sheet is filed against the petitioners 1 to 3/A2 to A4. Truth or otherwise of the said allegations is a question of fact which has to be decided by the trial Court after trial in which both the parties will be given liberty to lead evidence. There are no grounds in law for quashing the charge sheet in this case against the petitioners. 2. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ______________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU Dt:14.10.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.9869 of 2011 Dt:14.10.2011 ysk