HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4229 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.2 and 4 to 7, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.71 of 2010 on the file of the VI Addl. Munsif Magistrate, Guntur, taken on file for the offences under Sections 498-A r/w 34 IPC, 406 and 420 IPC. 2. This is a case of subjecting a married woman to physical and mental harassment by husband and in-laws for dowry. 3. Heard both sides. 4. The respondent-police, after completion of investigation, filed charge sheet against A.1 and A.3 except the petitioners herein. It is seen from the record that the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of the offence against the petitioners herein also for the offences under Sections 498-A r/w 34 IPC, 406 and 420 IPC and ordered issuance of summons to all the accused. But, the learned Magistrate has not assigned any reasons for including the petitioners herein as accused. Further, without application of mind and without appraising the statements of witnesses or the documents filed, the learned Magistrate has filled up the blanks in the seal put in the charge sheet filed before the Court. This clearly shows that the learned Magistrate came to an erroneous conclusion and took cognizance of the offence. Hence, this Court has no hesitation to set aside the cognizance taken by the learned Magistrate against the petitioners herein. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.71 of 2010 on the file of the VI Addl. Munsif Magistrate, Guntur, in so far as the petitioners herein are concerned, are hereby quashed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 25th January, 2011 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.No.4229 of 2010 (Allowed) 25th January, 2011 CBS