THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2014 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 and 4 approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in F.I.R.No.121 of 2007 on the file of WPS Karimnagar, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the only allegation made against the petitioners herein in the complaint dated 08.11.2007 lodged by the defacto- complainant is as follows:- “..brothers-in-laws namely Mr.Farid Mehtab Shaikh & Arif Mehtab Shaik started abusing me by saying that I did not get sufficient amount of dowry. If my husband had married to another more rich woman they would have got the dowry of Rs.30-35 lakhs…” From the aforesaid contents of the complaint, it is clear that except stating that if the husband of the petitioner ought to have married another rich woman, they would have got the dowry of Rs.30- 35 lakhs, nothing in connection with the demand of dowry and the harassment meted out by the defacto-complainant are stated. A mere reading of the entire complaint reveals that no specific allegations are made against the petitioners, more particularly, to attract the offences under Section 498-A of IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Hence, the proceedings against the petitioners in F.I.R.No.121 of 2007 on the file of W.P.S. Karimnagar are liable to be quashed. This criminal petition is, accordingly, allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in F.I.R.No.121 of 2007 on the file of W.P.S. Karimnagar are hereby quashed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 17.03.2011 v v