THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10803 OF 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in F.I.R.No.105 of 2010 on the file of the Station House Officer, Boinipalli police station, Karimnagar District against the petitioners herein-A2 and A3. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared for the 2nd respondent though served with notice. Perused the record. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, police registered a case against the petitioners-A2 and A3 and another by name O.Veera Reddy, who is the husband of the 1st petitioner herein-A2. Complainant is the maternal grand father of the deceased-Gangareddy. A1 is the father; A2 is the step mother and A3 is the paternal grand father of the deceased. According to the complainant, the marriage of his daughter-Rajitha was performed with A1 about 17 years back and the deceased was born to them and subsequently, the said Rajitha committed suicide unable to bear the harassment for additional dowry and at that time the deceased-Gangareddy was a small boy aged 6 months. It is further alleged that the complainant filed a complaint against A1 and his parents for the death of the said Rajitha, however compromised with them keeping in view the future of the boy and Rs.1,00,000/- was kept in deposit in the name of the boy besides Ac.2.00 of land at Desaipalli and 2.00 guntas of land at Vemulawada. It is further alleged that subsequently A1 married A2-2nd wife and they begot a son and ever since A1 and A2 have been subjecting the deceased- Gangareddy to physical and mental harassment and that the boy used to inform the same to his maternal grand father-complainant. It is alleged that on 29.09.2010 the deceased committed suicide unable to bear the harassment by consuming pesticide. 4. A perusal of the complaint would show that specific allegations have been made against A1-natural father and A2-step mother of the deceased to the effect that on account of their harassment and ill-treatment only the deceased committed suicide. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon a decision reported in V.SHANKARAIAH v. STATE OF A.P.[1], wherein this Court held that the abetment to commit suicide, which is punishable under Section 306 IPC, should answer the definition of the expression ‘abetment’ as defined under Section 107 IPC. 6. The above proposition of law is not disputed. However, the question as to whether or not the overt acts alleged against A1 and A2 would amount to committing or abetting the commission of suicide within the meaning of Section 107 IPC is a matter to be ascertained after due investigation. When a young boy aged 15 years is said to have committed suicide, allegedly on account of the harassment and ill-treatment by his father-A1 and step mother- A2, the cause of death and the circumstances under which the death has occurred have to be necessarily investigated to find out the truth or otherwise of the allegations contained in the complaint. However, insofar as the 2nd petitioner-A3 is concerned, who is aged about 70 years, and paternal grand father of the deceased, except mentioning his name, there are no specific allegations against him attracting the ingredients of the alleged offence. The thrust of the allegations in the complaint alleged against A1 and A2. Under those circumstances, it is considered that further proceedings against the 2nd petitioner-A3 in pursuance of the First Information Report are not warranted and they are accordingly quashed by invoking the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. However, further proceedings against the 1st petitioner-A2 who is the step mother of the deceased against whom specific allegations are made in the complaint are held not liable to be quashed. The investigation shall therefore go on. However, 1st petitioner-A2 may not be arrested till the investigation is completed and charge sheet is filed. 7. In the result, Criminal Petition is allowed in part quashing further proceedings against the 2nd petitioner-A3 in Cr.No.105 of 2010 of Boinipalli police station and the petition insofar as it relates to the 1st petitioner-A2 is concerned, is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 03rd November, 2010 Tsy [1] 2002(1) ALT (CRL) 470 (A.P.)