HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.9752 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 in Cr.No.62 of 2010, on the file of Nimmanapalle Police Station, Chittoor District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. None appeared for the second respondent, though served with notice. Perused the record. 3. Based on the complaint given by the second respondent herein, the police registered a case in Cr.No.62 of 2010 against the petitioners alleging offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 324 and 494 read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The first petitoner/A-1 is the husband of the second respondent. A-2 is the son of A-1 and complainant. A-3 is the mother of A-1. A-4 is the wife of A-1. A-5 is the relative of A-1. According to the complainant, her marriage with A-1 took place about 15 years back and ever since she has been harassed by the petitioners over the demand for additional dowry. She also alleged that A-1 used to beat her once in a week in a drunken condition. 4. As seen from the complaint, the contents thereof are very vague and do not make out any specific allegation against any of the petitioners with reference to any dates or specific events. It is not even mentioned in the complaint as to what is the amount of dowry paid at the time of marriage and the additional dowry that was being demanded. The alleged date or dates of physical assault on the complainant are also not mentioned in the complainant. The very averment that all the petitioners have been harassing the complainant ever since her marriage that took place about 15 years back, is itself vague and ambiguous. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the complainant has left the company of A-1 long back and she started residing with one Prasad in the State of Karnataka and the first petitioner filed O.P.No.55 of 2002 before the Senior Civil Judge, Madanapalle for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act and by order dated 04-02-2003, the said petition was allowed and the marriage between A-1 and complainant was dissolved by a decree of divorce. In O.P.No.55 of 2002, the said Prasad with whom the complainant is stated to be residing is also impleaded and both the respondents remained ex parte. A copy of the decree in O.P.No.55 of 2002 filed by the petitioners would support the said contention. From the above decree passed in O.P.No.55 of 2002, it is clear that the marriage between the complainant and A-1 was dissolved even as long back as in 2003. The present complaint given by the complainant in the year 2010 alleging harassment by the accused, as if she is still residing in the matrimonial home along with A- 1, appears to be clearly false and unfounded. As the complaint does not disclose any specific allegations nor does it attribute any specific overt acts against any of the accused attracting the ingredients of the alleged offences and the complaint being vague and ambiguous and appearing to be false in view of the decree of divorce granted in 2003, it is considered that continuance of further proceedings in pursuance of such complaint would only amount to abuse of process of law. 6. It is, therefore, considered a fit case to invoke the invoke the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., and quash further proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 in Cr.No.62 of 2010. 7. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed and further proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 in Cr.No.62 of 2010, on the file of Nimmanapalle Police Station, Chittoor District, are hereby quashed. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 07th December, 2010 Lrkm. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.9752 of 2010 Between:- P.Sreenivasulu and four others …Petitioners A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …Respondents