THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8849 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.389 of 2011, on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Anantapur, initiated for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the entire occurrence took place in the State of Karnataka and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant is residing at Anantapur and therefore the petitioner is no way concerned with the alleged offence and hence he prays to allow the petition. This Court perused the entire material available on record. Admittedly, the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant is residing at Ananthapur. In view of the latest decision rendered by the Apex Court, even though the parties are residing separately in a distant places, the Court has to see whether there is any harassment and hence this Court cannot quash the proceedings by invoking the jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender himself before the learned Magistrate and file an application seeking a regular bail and on such filing of the application, the learned Magistrate, shall consider the same and release him by following the necessary procedure. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO,J Date:23.09.2011. Gk. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8849 of 2011 Date: 23.09.2011. Gk.