THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8368 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in FIR.No.347 of 2011 on the file of III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is not the husband of the deceased and there are no allegations in the complaint against the petitioner to attract the offence under Section 306 IPC. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and the respondent police are trying to apprehend the petitioner. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor fairly conceded that the respondent police ought not to have registered the case against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC. He further submitted that the investigation may go on without making arrest of the petitioner. Admittedly, no marriage has taken place between the petitioner and the deceased. The material on record prima facie reveals no ingredients against the petitioner to attract the offence punishable under Section 306 IPC. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by learned counsel on either side, this Court directs the Investigating Officer to proceed with the investigation without making arrest of the petitioner and file the final report either way after completion of investigation. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 14.09.2011 v v