THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJU CRIMINAL PETITION No.3232 of 2009 BETWEEEN: Akkala Thirupathamma W/o. Thirupala Reddy. … Petitioner AND 1. Ramlinga Dhanalaxmi & another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.3232 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner/A2 is accused of offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 I.P.C. in P.R.C.No.1 of 2001 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Chirala. Originally charge sheet against A1 and A2 was filed by the Police in that Court and it was registered as P.R.C.No.46 of 2000. Since A2 was absconding, the case against A2 was split up and was re-numbered as P.R.C.No.1 of 2001 by that Court. After committal of P.R.C.No.46 of 2000, the Assistant Sessions Judge, Chirala tried the case and acquitted A1 of the charges under Sections 498-A and 306 I.P.C. During trial, PWs1 to 6 turned hostile to the prosecution totally and did not support the prosecution case. 2. The allegation against A2 is that A2 was having illicit intimacy with A1 and that after developing illicit intimacy with A2, A1 began ill-treating the victim both mentally and physically and on 07.04.2000 when the deceased found A1 in the company of A2 and questioned them, A1 and A2 abused and beat the deceased, due to which the deceased became vexed with her life and consumed pesticide poison and committed suicide. Since A2 is not a relation of A1, the question of A2 committing an offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. does not arise at all. When all the witnesses PWs 1 to 6 turned hostile to the prosecution during trial against A1, in my opinion no purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings against the petitioner/A2 and it would be a waste of time and money of the State if A2 is also directed to undergo trial in this case. 3. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing proceedings in P.R.C.No.1 of 2001 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Chirala insofar as the petitioner/A2 is concerned. _____________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Dated: 11.03.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJUL CRIMINAL PETITION No.3232 of 2009 DATED: 11.03.2011 ysk