HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3306 OF 2010 Date: 13.04.2010 Between: Smt Samala Laxmi and 5 others ……Petitioners And: Smt Samala Shobhana and another ……Respondents. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3306 OF 2010 ORDER: Mother-in-law, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of the 1st respondent/defacto-complainant are the petitioners. They are arrayed as the accused Nos.2 to 7 in Crime No.32 of 2010 of Medak Rural Police Station relating to offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 506/34 IPC. Marriage of the 2nd respondent with A-1 took place eight years ago. It is alleged that A-1 and his family members were demanding additional dowry of Rs.3,00,000/- from the 2nd respondent on the ground that he is in public employment and that the 2nd respondent delivered two female children and that thereafter A-1 along with A-2 to A-7 began demanding additional dowry of Rs.10,00,000/- from her as she gave birth to female children and that one month prior to giving report, A-1 to A-7 together at about 9.00 or 10.00 p.m demanded the 2nd respondent to bring additional dowry, beat her with hands and attempted to set fire to her by pouring kerosene on her and that she escaped and ran away to her parents’ house. It is contended by the petitioners’ counsel that only A-1, the 2nd respondent and her child are residing together and that the petitioners 1 to 6/A-2 to A-7 are residing separately from A-1 and the 2nd respondent. Joint residence may or may not criterion for deciding occurrence of offence under Section 498-A IPC. At any rate, the 2nd respondent had made specific allegations against A-2 to A-7 not only from the time of her marriage but also one month prior to giving report. Truth or falsity of the allegations in the report against A-2 to A-7 have to be investigated into and concluded by investigating officer having regard to evidence to be collected by the investigating officer during investigation. This court in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C cannot intercept investigation at its threshold. Hence, the petition is dismissed. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J Date:13.04.2010. Gk. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3306 OF 2010 Date: 13.04.2010 Gk.