HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8469 OF 2010 Dated : 02.09.2010 Between : P.Kamalakar & others … Petitioners-A.1 to A.6 A n d The State of A.P. & another … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8469 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-A.1 to A.6 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.113 of 2010 on the file of Pidiguralla Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A and 506 of Indian Penal Code. The allegations against the petitioners-A.1 to A.6 are of harassing the complainant physically and mentally. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in an earlier occasion i.e. in the year 2009 on the same set of facts, the complainant lodged a complaint before the very same Police and Police also registered a case in Crime No.125 of 2008. During the pendency of the same, again the present complaint is filed by the complainant, which amounts to second complaint and liable to be quashed. Learned counsel for the second respondent submitted that at the time of adjudication of anticipatory bail application of the petitioners in Crime No.125 of 2008, the first petitioner requested the complainant to be present in the Court and on assurance given by A.1 to take back the complainant anticipatory bail was granted. Subsequently, A.1 and complainant joined together and started matrimonial life. But, again accused started harassment. Hence, she filed the present second complaint. This Court heard the rival contentions and also perused the material on record including the copy of complaint in Crime No.125 of 2008. This Court is of the view that the present complaint cannot be termed as second complaint. Hence, the investigation may go on in Crime No.113 of 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that investigation in crime No.125 of 2008 is still pending and requested this Court to direct the Police to investigate both the crimes, as one and same crime. Being Crime No.125 of 2008 is registered at the earliest point of time, the subsequent complaint in Crime No.113 of 2010 be treated as further material during the time of investigation and the same can be clubbed with Crime No.125 of 2008 and to file final report either way. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 02.09.2010 sur