THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.997/2008 Dt,1-7-2010 Kollapalli Sasidhar ..Petitioner V. 1.Smt. Kollapalli Jhansi Lakshmi and another ..Respondents The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.997/2008 ORAL ORDER This is a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in CC No.229/2007, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending on the file of II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada. The charge sheet filed by the police in Cr.No.386/2006 of Penamaluru Police Station, which was taken cognizance by the Magistrate in CC No.229/2007, would clearly disclose that the petitioner-accused used to beat the complainant, namely, Jhansi Lakshmi, respondent No.1 herein and in the year 2005, the accused necked out her from the house. As per the version of the prosecution witnesses, it was clear the husband of the complainant harassed the complainant and demanded more dowry and the police filed charge sheet only against the husband of the complainant for the offences punishable under Sec. 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act by deleting other names mentioned in the First Information Report. The charge sheet and the statements recorded by the police would clearly disclose the commission of offence by the petitioner-accused; therefore, the proceedings initiated against him in CC No.229/2007 cannot be quashed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. ______________ A.GOPAL REDDY,J Dt.1-7-2010 kmr