IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4007 of 2009 Between: Mohammed Shareef and others ... PETITIONERS/A-2 to A-6 a n d State of Andhra Pradesh, through Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Adoni, Kurnool district rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another … RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 5/A-2 to A-6 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code in Crime No.90 of 2009 of II Town Police Station, Adoni. 2. The second respondent/defacto complainant is wife of A-1 who is not the petitioner herein. A-2 and A-3 are parents, A-3 is married sister and A-4 and A-5 are brothers of A-1. Private complaint filed by the second respondent in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Adoni was referred to Police for investigation and report under Section 156 (3) of the Cr.P.C. It was registered as First Information Report in this case. 3. On reading of entire contents of the complaint/report, it is evident that all the allegations were made against A-1 only and that no allegations much less specific allegation is made against the petitioners 1 to 5/A-2 to A-6. In that view of the matter, filing of the complaint by the second respondent and registration of First Information Report by the Police against A-2 to A-6 is nothing but abuse of process of law. 4. In the result, the petition is allowed quashing First Information Report in Crime No.90 of 2009 of II-Town Police Station, Adoni in so far as petitioners 1 to 5/A-2 to A-6 are concerned. ________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 20, 2010. PN HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.4007 of 2009 August 20, 2010