Peketi Venkata Siv Prasad, v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. SHANKAR NARAYANA Criminal Petition No.2563 of 2015 Order:

This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C') requesting the Court to quash the FIR in Crime No.386 of 2014 of Women Police Station, Hyderabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A) and 406 IPC and also under Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pursuant to the complaint sent by the second respondent to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Women Police Station, CCS, Hyderabad, registered on 26.12.2014.

2. Heard Sri V. Roopesh Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the reply notice got issued by the complainant/second respondent, dated 09.07.2014, for the notice got issued by the first petitioner through his advocate, dated 20.05.2014, there is no reference to demand of dowry and, in fact, in paragraph No.15 of the reply notice the complainant has expressed her willingness to join the first petitioner and, thus, demand for dowry does not arise and, therefore, sought to quash the proceedings.

4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor refers to the complaint given to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Women Police Station, CCS, Hyderabad, dated 26.12.2014, which would reflect that there was demand of Rs.25,00,000/- and another demand in connection with the function of "Bida Sari". A perusal of the notice got issued by the first petitioner and reply notice and also the complaint averments would clearly indicate that there is prima facie material sufficient enough to investigate into the complaint averments. Therefore, it is not a fit case to quash the

proceedings.

5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed.

6. It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that there are no allegations against the petitioners 2 to 4/A2 to A4 levelled by the complainant. It is a matter to be investigated into and at appropriate time it is open for the petitioners to move the concerned Court as per law.

7 . As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed.

_____________________ A. SHANKAR NARAYANA, J Date: 06.04.2015 Nsr