THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.6960 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash proceedings in C.C.No.870 of 2008 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Warangal. The petitioners are A4 and A5 and the second respondent is the defacto complainant in C.C.No.870 of 2008 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the accused. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred as they arrayed in the calendar case. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as follows: A1 in the case married the defacto complainant on 13.10.1996 and at the time of marriage, the parents of the defacto complainant gave dowry and other articles and both of them lived together for few years and subsequently A1 subjected the defacto complainant to severe harassment mentally and physically, which she could not bear. Insofar as A4 and A5 (petitioners herein) are concerned, they are the sister and brother-in-law of A1 and at their instance, A1 harassed the defacto complainant mentally and physically continuously. It is also alleged that on 5.6.2008 at about 8 a.m. A1 picked up quarrel with the defacto complainant for not washing his handkerchief and bet with chappal on her head, left ear and neck and kicked her and further bet with hands all over her body and knocked out her from the house with only wearing apparel, but her in-laws and A4 and A5 did not come to her rescue and instead, they have instigated A1 to beat her. It is contended on behalf of A4 and A5 that no specific allegations are made against A4 and A5, whereas only bald allegations are made against them and a false case was foisted against them by the defacto complainant and hence the proceedings are to be quashed insofar as A4 and A5 are concerned. The point for consideration is whether there are sufficient grounds to quash the proceedings. It is pertinent to note here that only bald allegations are made and no specific allegations are made against A4 and A5. It is also significant that in cases of this nature, false implications of relatives and other spouses are being made for the purpose of harassing all those concerned and by doing so, even genuine cases of harassment of daughters-in-law will be defeated. The provisions of Section 498-A are being misused, which results in damaging the marriage system. Therefore, such practices are to be curbed. Hence the proceedings are liable to be quashed. For the foregoing reasons, the criminal petition is allowed and the impugned proceedings in the calendar case insofar as A4 and A5 are concerned are hereby quashed. ________________________ G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J Dated: 30-11-2011 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.6960 of 2008 30.11.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.6960 of 2008 Date: 30th November, 2011 Between: Ajju @ Ajmeri Sultana & another. .. Petitioner/ A4 & A5 And State of A.P., rep. by the Public Prosecutor and another. .. Respondents