HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 501 of 2008 ORDER: This petition has been filed U/Sec. 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners herein, who are A-1 to A-4 respectively in C.C. No.13 of 2008 on the file of the Addl.Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhongir, Nalgonda District to quash the proceedings therein. 2. The background case in nutshell is that the respondent No.2-Repalli Shobha Rani, who is the complainant presented a report on 14-11-2007 before the Station House Officer, Bhongir alleging inter alia that she and R.Narotham Suri, petitioner No.1-A1 fell in love and got married on 18.05.1995. They both worked in Bhongir Spinning Mills upto the year 2000. Later they shifted their residence to their in-laws house at Hanamkonda. In the year 2003, according to her, A-1, who is her husband, harassed her physically and mentally on the ground of additional dowry. She informed the matter to the elders and the elders intervened and made A-1 to execute an agreement dated 13.04.2003 assuring that he would not harass the defacto complainant-2nd respondent and would lead marital life with her cordially. Thereafter, herself and her husband A-1 went to Tamil Nadu State, as A-1 got job in marketing, where A-1 again harassed her for additional dowry. In the year 2006, she along with A-1 returned to Hanamkonda and there also A-1 to A-4 harassed her for additional dowry. Not being able to put up with the harassment, the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant left the marital home in the month of June, 2007 and came to her parents house. Basing on the said report, a case in crime No. 212 of 2007 of Bhongir Police Station for the offence punishable U/Sec. 498-A IPC and 4 of D P Act was registered and issued First Information Report. After due investigation, a charge sheet came to be presented against A-1 to A-4, who are petitioners herein, in the court of the Addl. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhongir, who in turn took the charge sheet on file as CC No.13 of 2008. Hence this petition with the prayer stated supra. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent - State. 4. Despite notice being served on the 2nd respondent - defacto complainant, she did not choose to enter appearance either in person or through counsel. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that no part of cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of Bhongir Police Station and therefore, the charge sheet filed basing on the investigation in respect of the alleged incident, which did not take place within the jurisdiction of Bhongir police station, cannot be treated as a valid charge sheet and in which case the proceedings CC No. 13 of 2008 relatable to the said charge sheet are liable to be quashed. In support of his submissions, reliance has been placed on the Judgment of this Court i n Kalparthi Ranjit Kumar Vs. State of A.P. [1] and in T.Balaji Rao Vs. State of A.P. [2] 6. In the second cited case, the learned Single Judge of this Court held that in case U/Sec. 498-A IPC where the cause of action (cruelty harassment for dowry etc.,) arises, the court within which jurisdiction cause of action arose is only competent to try the case. 7. I have gone through the report and the charge sheet averments. No part of cause of action relatable to the dowry harassment occurred within the jurisdiction of Addl.Judicial I Class Magistrate, Bhongir. Therefore, taking cognizance of the offence u/Sec. 498-A IPC by the Addl.Judicial I Class Magistrate, Bhongir is not legal and proper. Hence continuance of proceedings in C.C. No.13 of 2008 amounts to abuse of process of court. 8. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing the proceedings against the petitioners –A-1 to A-4 in C.C. No. 13 of 2008 on the file of the Addl. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. ___________ 22-07-2010 Mjl/* HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 501 of 2008 Dated: 22-07-2010 Mjl/* [1] 2007(2)ALD (Crl.) 258(AP) [2] 2006(2) ALT(Crl.0 62 (A.P.)