THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.8725 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 4/A1 to A4 are accused of offence punishable under Section 498-A/34 I.P.C. A1 is husband of the 2nd respondent/de facto complainant. A2 is brother and A3 and A4 are parents of A1. A1 is working as a Software Engineer, previously at Hyderabad and presently at Chennai. On total reading of allegations in the charge sheet, FIR and statement of the 2nd respondent given to the Police under Section 161(3) Cr.P.C., there are specific allegations against A1 touching Clause- (b) of explanation to Section 498-A I.P.C. The petition is being concentrated on A2 to A4 by the petitioners’ counsel. 2. A2 is a resident of Vijayawada. A3 and A4 are residents of Gudlavalleru of Krishna District. It is alleged that when the 2nd respondent contacted A2 and A3 and reported about A1’s harassment for the sake of additional dowry, etc., they advised the 2nd respondent to follow what A1 told her; and they expressed their inability to interfere in the matter. The said allegations are not helpful to rope in A3 and A4 also in this case, along with A1. It is nobody’s case that A3 and A4 also joined A1 in demanding additional dowry and harassing the 2nd respondent for the sake of additional dowry. 3. It is alleged that A2 who is elder brother of A1, was frequently contacting the 2nd respondent on phone and conveyed demand of A1 for the sake of money and questioned the 2nd respondent as to why she cannot bring money from her parents when A1 was earning salary of Rs.40,000/- per month. It is further alleged that A2 was threatening the 2nd respondent by saying that in case A1 married another girl, he would have got more dowry and A1 is contemplated to give divorce to her. The said allegation made against A2, squarely attract ingredients under Section 498-A I.P.C. Therefore, A2 cannot avoid facing trial in this case. 4. In the result, the Criminal petition is partly allowed quashing proceedings in CC.No.45 of 2008 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Avanigadda, insofar as the petitioners 3 and 4/A3 and A4 are concerned; and the Criminal Petition is partly dismissed in other respects. _______________________________ JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU Dt:11.11.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.8725 of 2008 Dt:11.11.2011 ysk