THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJU CRIMINAL PETITION No.6146 of 2009 BETWEEEN: 1. Mitta Ramakrishna, S/o.Venkata Kotaiah & 4 others. … Petitioners AND 1. SI of Police, Women Police Station Guntur & 2 others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.6146 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 5/A1 to A5 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 406, 498(A) I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in CC.No.126 of 2009 on the file of IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Guntur. On 11.08.2009, the petitioners’ counsel endorsed on this petition not pressing the petition insofar as the petitioner/A1 is concerned. Therefore, this petition is to be considered in respect of the petitioners 2 to 5/A2 to A5. The offences punishable under Section 406 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are concerned; they were made only as against A1. The only offence alleged against A2 to A5 is the one under Section 498(A) I.P.C. A2 and A3 are brothers, A4 is father and A5 is paternal grandmother of A1, who is husband of the 3rd respondent/de facto complainant. Marriage of the 3rd respondent with A1 took place on 09.05.2001. The 3rd respondent gave birth to two sons on 24.06.2002 and 02.09.2004 respectively. It is alleged that since A2 was not having children and the doctors ruled out possibility of A2 getting any children, it was proposed by the family members that one of the sons of the 3rd respondent should be given in adoption to A2. It is alleged that the 3rd respondent did not agree for the said proposal and that inspite of it, the adoption took place and it resulted in the 3rd respondent attempting to commit suicide by pouring kerosene on herself and setting fire to herself. In the process, she suffered burn injuries and her body became disfigured. It is further alleged that A2 to A5 were harassing the 3rd respondent to bring additional dowry from her parents. It was specifically alleged in the complaint/FIR that on 17.06.2008, when the 3rd respondent was in her parents’ house, all the accused went there and demanded for additional dowry of Rs.3,00,000/- for taking her and her children back to their house and that they also threatened that if not, another marriage will be performed to A1 and that all the accused also unnecessarily abused the 3rd respondent and commented on disfigured face of the 3rd respondent. In view of the specific allegation made by the 3rd respondent in her complaint/FIR giving the date and place and details of demands and abuses and details of the persons participated in the incident, it cannot be said that the said allegations are vague and general in nature. In view of the said allegations, truth of which has to be decided from evidence to be let in by both the parties during trial, this Court is of the opinion that this is not a fit case to quash the criminal proceedings insofar as the petitioners 2 to 5/ A2 to A5 are concerned. 2. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Dated: 04.03.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.6146 of 2009 DATED: 04.03.2011 ysk