THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.4957 of 2004 Date of Order: 08-07-2010 Between: Adapa Venkanna ..Petitioner and 1.The Inspector of Police, CCS Circle-I, Vijayawada rep. By Public Prosecutor. ..Respondent The Court made the following Order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.4957 of 2004 Oral order: This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.303 of 2002 pending on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Shrungavarapukota, Vizianagarm District where the petitioners herein are arrayed as accused Nos.6 and 7 for the offence under Section 494 r/w 34 IPC. On accused Nos.1 to 5, 8 and 10 filing Crl.P.No.4132 of 2004 to quash the proceedings in the above CC. The said petition was partly allowed holding that charge sheet fled by the police for an offence under Section 494 IPC ought not to have been taken cognizance by the learned Magistrate, because Section 198 Cr.P.C. places an embargo on the Court taking cognizance of offences under Chapter XX IPC (which contains Section 494 IPC also), except on a complaint made by a person aggrieved by the offence. Accordingly quashed the proceedings against the petitioners therein so far as the Magistrate taking cognizance of the offence under Section 494 IPC and the prayer of the petitioners for quashing of the charge sheet against the petitioners 1 and 2 for the offences under Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is dismissed. Following the same, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the learned Magistrate taking cognizance of the offence under Section 494 IPC against the petitioners herein (A6 and A7) is quashed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. 08-07-2010 Murthy