THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7655 OF 2009. DATED: 08-10-2009. Between: Rudroju Shobha … Petitioners/ A6 and 1. State of A.P. rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., through Women Police Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad and another …Respondents/Complainants THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7655 OF 2009. ORDER: This Criminal Petition by the petitioner-A6 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.200 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, which was taken cognizance of the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 and 324 r/w 34 IPC and 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. It is alleged by the prosecution that A1 to A3 and A6 harassed the complainant physically and mentally ever since the date of her marriage to bring additional dowry from her parents. Therefore, basing on the complaint given by the complainant, police registered a case for the above offences. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-A6 contended that there is no allegation of whatsoever against the present petitioner, that she is residing at Warangal and nothing to do with the matrimonial home of A1 and his wife and therefore, continuation of proceedings against the present petitioner is nothing but abuse of process of Court. 4. There cannot be any dispute that if the allegations in the complaint do not make out prima facie case of the offences alleged, then only question of quashing the proceedings arises. At this stage, it is not necessary to test the correctness or otherwise of the statement or allegations made in the complaint. The allegation against the present petitioner is that ever since the marriage of the de facto complainant, she was harassing her to bring additional dowry. There cannot be any dispute that any unlawful demand for property or valuable security is a cruelty within the meaning of Section 498-A IPC. Whether the present petitioner is residing with her husband at Warangal or not or whether she was nothing to do with the matrimonial home of A1 and his wife or not, are the matters required to be determined and decided after the trial and the same cannot be decided at this stage. Since the allegations made out prima facie case of the offences alleged, question of quashing the proceedings does not arise. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. --------------------- K.C.BHANU, J DATED: 08-10-2009 Hsd