IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5197 OF 2009 Between: 1. Gadiyaram Laxmi Kantha Rao @ Kantha Rao 2. Gadiyaram Rajeswari Devi 3. Balakuntla Aruna Latha ……Petitioners – accused Nos.2 to 4 AND Shiva Rajeswari & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5197 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Gadiyaram Laxmi Kantha Rao @ Kantha Rao, Gadiyaram Rajeswari Devi and Balakuntla Aruna Latha, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.84 of 2007 of Pulivendula Police Station, Kadapa District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. A reading of the complaint reveals that there is absolutely nothing against the petitioners, who are parents-in-law and sister-in- law of the de facto complainant. 4. Learned counsel for the de facto complainant Shiva Rajeswari, respondent No.1 herein, relies on the last portion of the complaint of the de facto complainant, where it is stated that after delivery of the child, she was not taken by her husband and parents-in- law and her husband stated that he does not require baby girl and his family do not want her (de facto complainant) and that if she give divorce, he would marry again. 5. The above allegations are clearly against the husband of the de facto complainant and nothing to do with any of the petitioners herein. Hence, the proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed at the stage of admission itself and the proceedings against the petitioners – accused Nos.2 to 4 alone in Crime No.84 of 2007 of Pulivendula Police Station, Kadapa District are quashed. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 27, 2009. PV