HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2252 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners-accused seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.88 of 2010 on the file of C.C.S., Women Police Station, Hyderabad. 2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the 1st respondent herein filed a private complaint before the XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad, against the petitioners herein for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act alleging that her marriage was performed with 1st petitioner on 10.08.2008. At the time of marriage, her parents gave Rs.2,00,000/-, 10 tulas of gold and household articles worth Rs.1,00,000/- to petitioners 3 and 4, who are sister and brother- in-law of 1st petitioner. After she joined the company of the 1st petitioner, all the petitioners started harassing her on the pretext that she did not bring sufficient dowry and petitioners 1 to 3 also used to abuse her in filthy language and demanding additional dowry. The learned Magistrate referred the complaint to C.C.S., Women Police Station, Hyderabad, for investigation and report. Having received the complaint, the police registered a case in Crime No.88 of 2010. The same is questioned in this Criminal Petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that no specific allegations are made against the petitioners and the ingredients of Section 498-A IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are not attracted. Therefore, the impugned proceedings are liable to be quashed. 5. Having gone through the complaint, this Court is thoroughly satisfied that absolutely there are no allegations against petitioners 4 to 6. If at all there are any allegations, they are only against petitioners 1 to 3, who are husband, mother-in- law and sister-in-law of the 1st respondent-defacto complainant. Hence, this Court has no hesitation to come to the conclusion that the impugned proceedings, in so far as petitioners 4 to 6 are concerned, are nothing but abuse of process of Court. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is partly allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.88 of 2010 on the file of C.C.S., Women Police Station, Hyderabad, in so far as petitioners 4 to 6 are concerned, are hereby quashed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 7th July, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2252 of 2010 (Partly allowed) Date:07.07.2010 CBS