HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N. RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12879 OF 2010 ORDER: A-1 to A-5 in Crime No. 178 of 2010 on the file of P.S.Addanki, Prakasham District, filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 seeking to quash the proceedings of the said crime. 2. Basing on the complaint preferred by respondent No.1, the said crime was registered against the petitioners- A-1 to A-5 for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the offences alleged to have committed by the petitioners - A-1 to A-5 are at Mahabubnagar District, and as such, the Police at Addanki, Prakasham District, would not have jurisdiction. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that a married woman, who is subjected to cruelty and harassment, can file a complaint anywhere in India. He further submits that the investigation is in progress. 5. Heard both sides. 6. A married woman can file complaint where she resides. The first respondent is at liberty to file either at Addanki, Prakasham District or Mahabubnagar District, where the alleged offences took place. Further, the charges levelled against the petitioners are serious in nature. Therefore, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case to grant the relief as prayed for by invoking Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ________________ B.N. RAO NALLA,J 03.11.2011 Stp