IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5560 of 2009 DATE: 25.02.2011 Between: Shaik Eesa and 2 others …… Petitioners And The State of A.P. rep. by Public Prosecutor & another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5560 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioners 1 to 3 are the respondents 2 to 4 in D.V.C. No.7 of 2009 on the file of VI Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First class, Guntur filed by the 2nd respondent who is wife of the 1st respondent in that case. The petitioners 1 and 3 are parents- in-law of the 2nd respondent. The 2nd petitioner is husband of sister-in-law of the 2nd respondent. Even though the 2nd respondent and her husband lived together at Hyderabad, subsequent to their separation, the 2nd respondent has been living at Guntur in her brother’s house. Therefore, Section 27(1) (a) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 confers jurisdiction on the Court at Guntur for institution of a case under the Act. As per the allegations in the complaint, the petitioners 1 to 3 who are family members of the 2nd respondent’s husband instigated and supported the 2nd respondent’s husband to discard her and her two children and to marry another woman. It is alleged that the husband preferred to discard the 2nd respondent for the sake of property to be given by his parents. Further, the 2nd respondent is claiming reliefs of protection, residence, monetary relief as well as compensation in the case against all the respondents therein including the petitioners herein. Therefore, it cannot be said that the petitioners are not necessary parties to this petition. Domestic relationship do exists between the 2nd respondent and the petitioners. 2) In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J February 25, 2011 ksh