THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5409 of 2008 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.232 of 2006 on the file of I-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa. The second respondent is the complainant. In the complaint filed before the police, it is alleged that she was married to one Mr.P.Raju in 1990, and owing to some disputes arose between them, she obtained divorce. After severing relationship with her husband, she had been staying at Medara Street in Prodduturu Village. It is further alleged that she developed acquaintance with the petitioner and he assured that he would get an employment to her. It is further alleged that they were married in Jammalamadugu Police Station on 03.01.2000 and she has given her gold ornaments and money to the petitioner, on his demand. It is also alleged that the petitioner developed bad habits and harassing her for paying money. Based upon the said complaint, the police registered a case in Crime No.38 of 2005 and after conducting investigation, final report is filed against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, upon which, C.C is numbered as 232 of 2006. In this Criminal Petition, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there was no cause of action within the jurisdiction of Kadapa Court so as to try the case. It is also submitted that as it is stated in the final report that there was no marriage, no case is made out against the petitioner to proceed for trial for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. It is stated that during pendency of the Criminal Petition, the proceedings were transferred to Proddatur Court in Kadapa District. In this view of the matter, the first submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is no ground for quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.232 of 2006. With regard to the second submission, it is true that in the final report, the police stated at one paragraph that there was no marriage and in the ultimate paragraph that the petitioner/accused being the husband of the second respondent subjected her to cruelty and harassed her both physically and mentally. In that view of the matter, when it is the case of the second respondent/complainant that herself and the petitioner were married in the police station on 03.01.2000, it is open for her to file a protest petition raising objections as regards the final report. Whether she was married to the petitioner or not is a matter for trial and that the allegation of the petitioner that there was no marriage, is no ground to entertain this Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings against him, at this stage. This Criminal Petition is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 30th NOVEMBER, 2011. kvni