THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2029 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.538 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Asifabad of Adilabad, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Section 498(A) read with 34 of IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that after the complainant parting from the matrimonial home, the first petitioner filed divorce petition in which it is stated that the respondent-complainant left the matrimonial home in the month of September 2003 and subsequently, she never returned even after requests made by the petitioners herein. In the divorce petition filed by the first petitioner herein, the complainant also filed counter informing the Court concerned that she has no objection for grant of divorce. Learned counsel relying on the stand taken by the respondent – complainant that ‘she has no objection for grant of divorce’, submits that it clearly evident that the complainant left the matrimonial home three years prior to the lodging of the complaint. Giving complaint after three years is only nothing but harassing the petitioners and it is a belated one. Further, it is not in dispute that the respondent herein married after the divorce on 25.02.2010 and she is leading matrimonial life with another person. 4. In the circumstances, this Court is of the view that no purpose will be served if the present complaint is allowed to continue further. Hence, the proceedings pending against the petitioners are liable to be quashed. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners, in C.C.No.538 of 2007 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 24th March 2011, Rns.