THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.5402 of 2010 16th November, 2011 Between :- Smt.P.Hemalatha and another .. Petitioners And State of A.P., Rep.by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.5402 of 2010 ORDER:- This Criminal Petition has been taken out under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by A.2 – Smt.P.Hemalath and A.3 – Smt.K.Chandrakala in Crime No.254 of 2010 on the file of P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad to quash the proceeding therein. The 2nd respondent presented a report before the S.H.O., Miyapur P.S., Cyberabad, alleging inter alia that she has been married to AVGN Srinivas of Hyderabad, who has been arrayed as A.1, and at the time of marriage, her parents presented 12 tolas of gold and household articles apart from other articles worth of Rs.4,00,000/-. It is further averred in the report that she has been harassed by her husband and the petitioners herein on the ground that she has brought less dowry. She gave birth to a female child and her efforts to join with her husband proved to be futile. It is further stated in the report that her husband refused to take her to the conjugal association on the ground that she belongs to a low class family. Basing on the said report, the S.H.O., P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad, registered a case in Crime No.254 of 2010 for the offences under Sections 498-A of I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against AVGN Srinivas and the petitioners herein. Hence this petition by A.2 and A.3 in Cr.No.254 of 2010 of P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad, with the prayer stated supra. Notice to the respondents came to be ordered on 21-6-2010. The 2nd respondent entered appearance through a Counsel. Heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in no way concerned with the marital life of the 2nd respondent with her husband and false accusations have been made against the petitioners herein in the report presented by Dr.G.Sridevi before the S.H.O., P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad. A further submission has been made that the petitioners are residing separately from A.1 and they have no say in the marital life of A.1 with the 2nd respondent. Learned Counsel appearing for R.2 submits that specific accusations have been made against the petitioners herein in the report presented by R.2 before the S.H.O., P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad and therefore the petition is liable to be dismissed. I have gone through the report presented by R.2 before the S.H.O., P.S.Miyapur, Cyberabad. It is specifically averred in the report that the petitioners herein harassed the 2nd respondent on the ground that she brought less dowry. Specific accusations have been made against the petitioners herein in the report presented by R.2. Such is the situation, this is not a fit case to interdict the investigation. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As sequel to it, interim stay granted on 21-6-2010 is hereby vacated. ________________________ B.Seshasayana Reddy, J 16th November, 2011 smr