Allowed

Smt P. Rajeshwari and Another v. the State of A.P. and Another

Telangana HC14 Jul 2022CRLP/6400/2013

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This High Court allowed two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against the family members of the accused. The court held that general auxiliary allegations committed by the family members of the main accused were untested and didn't exhibit any specific and distinct allegations warranting prosecution in the absence of the main accused, constit

What did the court decide?

Proceedings in PRC.No.123 of 2013 on the file of IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur are quashed with respect to the petitioners/A-2 to A-4.

Smt P. Rajeshwari and Another Vs the State of A.P. and… — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.SANTHOSH REDDY

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CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.6400 and7242 ol 2013

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CRL.P.No.6400 of 20't 3 Between:

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Smt. P. Rajeshwari, W/o. late Palani Achari, aged 65 years, Occ Housewife, Rlo.23-1-44, Gandhi Road, Ongole, Prakasam District.

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Smt P.Jayanthi,, Wo. Srinivasan, aged 45 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o. 23-144, Gandhi Road, Ongole, Prakasam District.

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...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2 & 4

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AND

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'1 . State of A.P., Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High Courtof Andhra Pradesh, at Hyderabad.

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Smt. Swapna Kumari, D/o.Venkatesh, aged 27 years, Occ: Housewife, No.7-4-2311118, Geeta Nagar, Nr.Martin High School, Balanagar, Hyderabad.

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.,.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C^praying that in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Qourt may be pleased to call for the records pertaining to the case in PRC.No.123 of 2Q13 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur, and^quash the^proceedings [n PRC.No.123 ot 2013 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur against these^petitioners.

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CRL.PMP. NO: 5791 OF 2013

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may^be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in PRC.No.123 of 2013 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur, Ranga Reddy District against the^petitioners pending disposal of the Crl.P.

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CRLPMP. NO: 9771 OF 2013

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P .C^praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to extend the interim orders dt.19.08.2013 for a further period.

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CRL.P.No.7242 of 2013

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Between:

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Patnam Srinivirsan, S/o Late Patnam Palani Achari, aged 45 years, Occ: Jewelry Businr:ss, R/o. H.No.23-'1-44, Gandhi Road, Ongole,, Prakasam District.

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...FTETITIONERYACOUSED No.3

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AND

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State of A P., nrp. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P,

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Smt.Swapna Kumari, D/o. Venkatesh, aged 27 years, Occ: Housewife, No.7-4-231111B, Geeta Nagar, Nr.[\rlartin High School, Balanagar, Hyderabad.

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...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT

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Petition under Section 482 of Ct.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the records pertaining to the case in PRC.No.123 of 2013 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur, and^quash the^proceedings in PRC.No.123 of 2013 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, Miyapur against the petitioner.

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CRLPMP. NO:6641 oF 2013

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further Proceedings in PRC No.123/2O13 on the file of the lX Metropolitan Magistrate, R.R. District against the petitioner including his appearance pending riisposal of the Crl.P.

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These Petitions coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri T. Pradyumna Kumar Reddy for Sri Kurra Srinivas, Advocate for the Petitioners in both Crl.P's and the Assistant Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 in both Crl.P's and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 in both Crl.P's.

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The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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llo.lll.l slil .lt s l l( 1.. .s \ I II()\ll lU l)l)'

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(llll..l'.\os.6l(Xl antl 72-12 ol l0l.l

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COivlIION Oltl)Irlt:

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Crl.i'.No.6400 oll0 li is lrlccl b1 thc l.rctitiorrclsi A -l anti A-4 undcr Scction 482 Clr.l').C. to clLrash thc procccdings in I'].R.C.No. 123 ol20 l3 on thc lllc ol' IX Mctrol.rolitan Ma!.istrat,-', lVlilapur

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Crl.P No.l'l'l1 o1' l0 ll li lcd b1 thc lrctitioncr'/A-3 urrder' Scction 4U2^(lr.l'}(i to clr,rash thc procccclirrus irr I).R.('.\o.12-i ol'20 l3 on thc lllc ot'IX lr4ctlol-rolitan ,lanistratc. .1ila1-,ur.

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Sincc thcsc two crinrinal pctitions ar'()sc out ol'thc sarlc criure numbcr and onc P.l{.Cl., thcl' arc bcirrg clisposcd ol by way ol cornnron o|dcr'.

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'l'hc sccond lcsporrdcnt hcrcin [ilcd a privatc cornplaint bclbrc thc Courl ol- lX N4ctropolitan Maqistratc at Mi;'lpur allcging thai hcr marriagc with A- I took placc on l4.l 2.2006 at^(iold Mcrchant Association Conrnrunity I lall,^(landhi IJazaar' Ongolc. Prakasharn District. During thc tinrc ol-rnarriagc, Its.5.00 lakhs cash and 25 tulas ol gold u,cr.- givcn towards dowry to thc accuscd. Sincc thc day ol rlarriagc, irr-lalv:; startcd lrarassing thc scc()ncl r'csporrrlcnt on onc or othcl' prctcxt and sLrspccting hcr Irdclitv. It is allceccl thar. A-l

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halasscd thc sccond rcsyrontlcrrt phr sicalll ancl rncntalll' lbr additional dorvry.^'l hc se concl rcsl.lor.rdcnt rr'cnt to thc housc o1' he r in-lalr s at Ongolc dr-rlinr.r tlrc rlrontlr ol lrcbluar;. 1007 lirr lcading rnarital lilc. A- I continuccl tlre harassntcrrt and Lrsccl to contc in drunkcn condition and usccl to undrcss hc-r lrncl lrcal hcr till carlv hor-rrs o1- thc lolloivine tlay. Or-r thcir clcnrand, thc fatl-rcr ol'thc sccond respondcnt gave additional dorirv o1'l{s.,j.00 lal<hs on 10.04.2007. A-f husband ol'A4 exprcsscd his s_r'nrpatlrr torrerds Ircr and took hcr lblcclirlly in his lap and tricd to caress hcr. *hcn thc scc()rld rcspondcnt rcsisted and tricd to rurr a\'a'. Lrpon u'hich A-3 told that entirc lirnily would suppon hinr. Whcn shc rcvcaled thc incidcnt thc cntirc family supportcd him and r.i arrrccl hcr that shc l-ras no option cxccpt to satisfy hirr and hL' torc hcr blousc. With great difliculty, thc sccond rcspondent hit hirn w'ith pcstle and hc sustaincd injurics. lt is also alleged that the sccond respondcnt inlormcd to A-l and her father-inlaw, thcy calle d A-3 ancl A-4 and al I o1' thcrn gaggcd hcr mouth and mcrcilessly bcat hcr. lhclcalicr, thc sccond rcspondcnt was brought by A- I to I lydcrabad on 2tt.02.2007 and lcll hcr at her parents house.

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It is also allcge-d that thc tttotltct'-itt-llu ol tht- sccottcl rcspondcnt u,as r.rsisting hcr to do itll housc-lrold rittrk ut.td {lnd fatrlt rvith hcr dclibcrrttcly and Llscd to abusc hcr irr ll ltlr,r larrgtragc. [)uring thc ntonth ol- .lu rc. l0 I I . n -l alolrq ir itlr his cousirr hnrtho' cirnrc to hcr residcnic and tlrlcatcncd ri,ith clirc cons!rlLrcncL's il' additional dorvr'1, IS not gir cr-r. On l().03.20 l2 rnidrrisht hcr husband contactcd to thc lathcr ol'thc sccorrd rcspondcrrt arrd thr,,'atcnctl lrirl with dire conscqucnc.s it hc ckres rtot convincc his tlirrtg'htrr to^joir hirn. Basing on thc ccnrplaint lcI'crrcd.. a casc in crirrc \o.l0l ol'10l2 r,t,as registcrcd ibr tlrt'ollLnccs punishablc undcr Sc,,'tions 198-n,354 IPC and Scctions 3 and 4 ol'[)owry Prohibition Act an<l alicr contplction of invcstigatior-r, thc charg: shcct r.l,as Iilccl against Ihc A- I ar-rd thc pctit ioncls/,-l arrd A-4 lbr thc olll'nccs purrishablc undcr Sections.498-A IPC and Scctions 3 and 4 ol' [^)ow rv Prohibition Act and under Sc-ctions 49lt-A and 354 lP(' arrd Scctions 3 and 4 ol I)orvry Prohibition Act against A-3 and thc s,arrc r.i,as nur.nbcred as PRC.No. l2l of 2013 on thc lilc o1-X Mctropolitan Magistratc, MiyapLrr. Agerir:vcd by thc sarnc, tlrc lrrcscnt^('rirrinal [)ctitions arc Il 1ed.

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6- I lcarcl Sri l .l)rrrh urnna KLrntar' llccldv, learnccl Scnior Counscl Ibr thc pctitiorlcrs and lcarrred ,\ssistant l)ublic l)r'osccutor lor the firsr respondcnt-Stalc. Nonc rcl)r.scntccl thc sccond rcsporrdcrrt. [)eruscd thc nratcrial on rccord.

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I-carnccl Scnior corrrrscl lirr thr' pctitioncrs subrnits that the petitioners arc rclativcs ol'husbancl ol thc sccond rcspondcnt and thcy r.vcrc residing in dilli'rcnt placcs and shc rnadc all the allcgations agairrst hcr husbancl ortlv cxccpt sal,ing that A-l touchcd her hand in thc ycar 2007 arrd that too rrhcn hcr bricl-stay ol tivo nronths in her hLrsband's housc lrrd l lrcn slrc \ cnt t() thc house ol' A-3 to discuss thc issuc. lnsolrar as A I tincl A:1 alc conccrncd. thc learncd Scnior counsel Ibr the pctitiorrers subrnits thcrc are no allcgations against thc pctitioners/A-2 ancl A-4 cxccpt saying that thcy abuscd thc sccond respondcnt in hcr bricl'stay ol- two rronths at hcr in-laws house that shc is not cooking propclh,. lhcrclblc, thc continuation ol proccedings against thc pctitiorrcrs I A-2 to A-4 without thercbeing any material allegations satisl'ying thc allcgcd ollcnccs and rnaking the petitioncrs to undcrgo thc rigor ol- trial. would arnount to abuse oF

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process ol- law and pral,ccl to clLrash tltc procccdings.

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3 Lclrrnecl Scnior⁽ ounscl lclicd on tlrc li,llorr irl clccisrons

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I . l)ree r⁽ irrl.rtn r.state ol .llrarkhandl l ( icctrr V'chlotln r .Stntc ol-tlttarr I)r'aticslr K.irrhb;, llro r.state ol lcllrrg:rrr;r' I N4irza lt bal alias^(iolLr r,.Statc ol'tlttar I)ra(lc.,lrr j Kirhkaslran K:rusar'/zil Sorranr r,.Stalc ol lJilrirr"

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[.e ulrre d Assistanl. Public I)rosccutor' :rr[rn.rits that thcrc is sufficicnt nlatcrial to ll'amc thc chargcs lbl thc allcgcd ol-lcnccs against thc pctiLioncrs and thc trial Court nra\ b!. pc.rrllitlcd to procccd rvitlr tlrc casc und ils such. thcrc arc lr() nrclits in thc 1tc-itions and thc sanrL'nray bc disrnisscd.

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,\ pcrusal ol' thc allcgations ol- thc charllc slrccl r,ould re vcal that A-l is thc husband of'tlrc sccond rcstrrorrdcnt. A-l is thc rnothcr olA- l. ,,-l is thc brothcl o1' A- I and A-4 is thc sistcr--in-la*, o1- A- l '['hc rnarriaqc o I A- I and thc sccond rcspontlcrrt took placc ()n 14.12.2006 at Ccld Mcrchant Association C'orrrrrLrnitl, IIall, Candhi Bazaar, Ongolc, Prakashanr [)istrict. At thc tinrc o1' urarriallc, alt amount ol- lts. l().00 lakhs, 25 tolas o{' golcl uas tlcrrrandcd, but on ncgotiations dowry aurount was rcduccd to Rs.5.00 lakhs and 25 tolas olgold.^-['hc lhthcr ol'thc sccorrd rcspondcnt spcnt hugc aurount irr thc

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t l2Ol]l 7 Su Jrrcnrc Court Cascs 667 , (2012) l0 Suprcmc Court Cascs 74 I

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3 (2018) l4 SLrprcmc Court Cascs 452

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4 2O2 I SCC Onlinc SC 125 I

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5 2022 SC(l Onl.irrc SO 162

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lurarri:Igc. lt is lirrthcl elle^ge il tllel .- l untl thc scconrl r-csponclcnt wcnt to'l irupathi and retunrc(l to the housc ol'thc sccond rcspondcnt and thereattcr, tlrc accuscd stlrted susl'rccting inlidclity ol'thc sccond rcspondcnt and Lrsccl to bcat lrcr t'ith bclt. It is also allcccd that thc sccond rcsponcle rrt rlcnt to thc housc ol' irr lau s at^()ngolc clur-ing the month ol- l"cbruary, 2007 and i- I continucd harassrncnt. lt is allegcd that thc second rcsl-ronclcnt irrlblnred thc llrst pctitiorlcr and others, but thcy did not takc iur,\ slcfrs. l Lrr-thcr thcl' dcnianded additional dowry.^'l'he fbtlrcr ol'the sccond rcs;-rondent paid tts.3.00 laklrs on 20.04.2001

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I l. l'hc rnain allcgations against tlrc A -i, who is thc husband of A-4, is that hc cxprcsscd syrrpath-y to'\ ards hcr and took hcr lorcibty in his lap and tricd to carcss hcr and thc sccond rcspondcnt rcsistcd and tricd to run away anrl shc in lbrrncd thc sar.r.tc to A- I and her Irather- in-law and thcy callcd A-3 and A-4 and all olthcrn gagged her mouth and mcrcilcssly beat hcl and on 111.02.2007 n-l lcli thc second respondcnt at hcr parcnts housc

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12.^-l hc allcgations o1'thc chargc shcct cor:plcd with thc statcments ol the sccond rcspondcnt, hcr Iathel arrd othcr witnesses revcal that thcrc is only allcgation against thc pctitioncr'/A--i that hc cxpressed

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his sy rnpathr towartls thc sccond rcsporrdcrrt artLl cattglrt holcl hcr hand. Slrc rcsistcd thc allcgcd incidcrrt occut't'ttl prior to 18.01.1007 lf at all thcrc is truth in thc allcgations ol'thc scc()n(l rcsportdcrtt. () lar as A--l is corrccrnccl, shc bcing a soltwarc l:nsinccr tould not havc kc1-rt quitc witholrt taking any rccoursc liorr 11.06.1007 on u,l-rich datc thc ;ccond rcspondcnt was allcgccl to har c rrolcstcd by tlrc pctiticrner,.-i. .'l hc said allcgation printu littit^(l() n()t nrakc out or satislv thc ,rsscntial ingrcdicnts ol' tlrc allcgccl ol'li'rrcc urrdcr Scction 354 IP(l and appcars to lrarc nradc with arr oblicluc rnotivc13.^(lonrinq lo thc allcqatior.rs rnadc agaiust thc pctitioncrs/{-1 lit A-4 infact. thc lcarncd Scnior Cor"rnscl suL,rnittc(l that thcv ill c rcsidcnts o1-^()ngolc, I)rakasharrr [)istlict. Aclnrittcdll.'. in thc corr p la in t. rt is allegcd that thc sccorrd rcsporrdcnt is not living u,ith A- I sincc 28.02.2007, on which datc shc wa:; takcn to hcr parenls housc.^'['hc onlv allcgation rnadc by thc sccond lcspondcnt altcr she lcli to lrcr parcr)ts housc is that on 16.0.i.101 2, A I callcd h:r and thrcatcncd lrcr rvith dirc conscqucnccs. It apl)cars tlrcsc allcgations arc primct /ircle' appcals to bc nrade to irnl;licltc thc pctitioncrs probably, to blrn'a prcssurLr orr tltc I'amily.

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14, lt u,oulcl be rclcvant at this sLauc t() rii[d notc ol'ogrt obscrvatiorr of'thc llon'ble Apcx^('ourt in G.l".llut r l.lll'l)t.tt.;trrl (1000) -l SCC

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(r93 and at para No. ll hclcl as unclcr

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"l) lhcrc ltu: httn utt otrlhltt tt ul lluttitnt)tliul Llislttttc in tcLcnl lint(.. l,lurriqy it tt tLrttt,d ((k,t)ltt1.t. nuin lttt lttt.tc of y,hic'h i.t to anultla tht .trruttg ctttrltlt to .sc lt' Lkrrtt in lila untl liv peuccli l;. lltt littla mutrinrtniul :kirnti.rl.rcs trrlltnlt L,r'tr1tt thic.lt oficn u.s.ttrrttr: .\ct iou\ pt'(,pt)rlitttrr rt.tultiny itt htinrru.t trintts ttt u,hich aldar.r o/ tha /Lntil.t urt ul:o irrv racl t ith thL rc.: l tfutl th(^a vhrt crttrll lruyt Lrttrrt.stllttl utrLl brttught ubottt ruppro(hctttnl ura rcttlarctl h,:l1tl,:.:s ttrr lltt'ir hL,int urrutatl u:; ttc'cttscd in thc tt itttinul cu:t. lharc urL, tltt l1_t rautott.t trhich nead not hc n?(nlionad hara ftr nt)t cnc()ttu!:ing fiutrint()niul litigtrtion .to Ihul thc l)ot lia.\ ntu.' ltrtncl,:r rtrar thr:ir dtltttrlt.: un(l t(t l tLttc tha tli.rlttrtc.t unticultl.t lt.t rtttrtuttl uy(L't1t(nt itt\t.'u(l ttl lightittg it ottl it1 u tourt of lttt rlu,rt,it tukc't tattrs utul vur.; lo c,rtnt'ludt anLl in lltul ltt occ.;s tha ltrrtit.s ltt.r<, tlttit .t()utt.q (lu).\ in Lhd.\in!: tht'ir tu.tc.t i,t tltll(t(nt L't,ut t.

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Conring to thc lacts cll- thc prcsent casc. \,hcn thc contenls ol' chargc shccl and thc statctncnts of'thc r.i,itncsscs, l .l.R. arc pcruscd, it is apparcnt that all thc nrain allcgations arc against A- I lbr thc allcgcd olTenccs undcr Scctions 498-n ll)(l anci Scctions i and 4 o1' Dowry Prohibition Act. whcreas thc l'arnily rncnrbcrs i.c. A-2 and A-4 who is rxother and sistcr in lar.i, ol' A- l appcars to have bccn iurplicated by way ol gcncral and ornni bus allcgations and thcrc ls no spccillc and distinct allcgations havc bccn madc as to thc rolc played by them in the allcgcd ol'lcrrces. Irrsolhr as , A- I is conccnrcd. thc vcracity ol

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thc lllcgations nradc aqairrst ltirr ncccl not bc crltrittctl Lx tltis^('oLrrt, since hc is not bclbr-c this^(lor-rrt. llowcvcr', as I'ur as thc y-rctitiotrcrs arc conccrnc(i. thc allcgatiorrs rnadc against thcnr bcinq gcncral and ornnihr,rs. do not \var'r'ilnt prosccution.

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In Prccti Gupta (supra l), thc tlon'blc Apcx^(,'or-rn he ld as under'

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ll.^--ll ir u fitLtll(r of c0ntttttttt t.tlttrittttt: lhut nt(t.\t of lhc.\t' Lotnl)ltint.\ rrnltr.taclion^.l9li-.,1 ll'(' ura lilctl in tht' ltr:Lrt o/ thr mt)nt(nt t,t(t ttitiul i.s.tuts tithrtttl pn4tar tfuliltt,rotirtn.t ll'a cttnu ucro:\ .t I,trgc nunrltar of suth trntltluints \ ltiLlt ut .' nol arc ltonu fiLlL'und ura liltd vitlt oltliqua nntira. .1t tlr' :unrc tint ntpkl itru't tu.rt itt lha ntntltr tl gcnttirtL' ttrtL,t ol tltltn' horu:.rnrL'tt,ttt'c ul.ut u nrultat ol sal ious^(,tlLart1

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J Bt'l tra purting v ith this.(/.!c, rlt, trttull likt t()^(tlr.(rvc thut u .rar irtt.r rclook tt/ tlta anlirc ltrorision is lurrutltcl h) thr lagi.slotion. lt i.s ul.n u nrutl(t' r/ crtntnntn kruxltdge lhat cxtrggcttrtctl rer.sirttt.t o/ thc incidcnt ura ralltttL,d irt u lurgL: nunthtr of compluinl:;. 7 ha ltntlcnt.t tt/ orcr implitution is alstt rcflactatl it' ct t'cr'.|' lurgc nuntltr o/ cu.rcs.'l hc ,.rintitul triul.s lcai to inun(n.( .;u/farings /itr ull t'rtncarncd. livn ttltintutt uttlttiltul. in tha trful nrul ulsrt ru hc ultlt to t'iltt, (rut thr tlctp :cut s tt/ n(laring of ignonrittt'. I )n/irtunutcl.t' u lorgt' tttrnthcr ol the.tt compl(tints hurt nr only.fitxnlatl lht ttturt: ht r.rlvt ll.nr lad to erutrrnou.r : trciul unrcst o/liLtins lrcuc'c. hurnunt.t trnd lrup1tinc.rs ol tha soci(l). lt i.s high timc thul thc lagi.rlutura ntu.\t tukt into cons idarut totl I ltc lltgmut it rcul i I ie.; unl nwAr .r tr i tuhl a chunga.t in thc c.risting lLrtr. lt is intpcrutiv /ir lha ltg:lutrrc tt) tukc inlo consitluruttott lht in/itrmc<l lttrhlit' trytinion uncl tht l)ralnt tit' tculitia.v in .'onsiLlct'utiott uttd nruka ncLt:.\sur.' cltun;it,.s in thc ralcvLtnt proris ion.r tt/ lmr.^'

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ln Mizlir Iqbal Alias^(iolu (supra 4), thc Apcx^(lourt hcld as

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It is rranili'st fl'om tl'rc^judgrncnts ol'thc Apcx Clourt re lied on by lcarned scnior coLrnsel as citcd abovc. thc lalsc inrplication ol'thc rclativcs ol thc husband irr nratriuronial clisputcs basing on gcncral and omnibus allcgations, i1'lcli unchcckcd would rcsull in misusc ol the proccss ol' law. In the instant case, the rclativcs ol' A- I i.c. A-2 to n-4 havc bccn ropcd in on thc basis ol ornnibus allcgatior-rs and without any spccillc instanccs ol'thcil involvcrncnt in thc allcgcd olTcnces descrvcs to bc quashed to avoid the rigor o1'undcrgoing trial.

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For' thc albrcsaid rcasons, I arn ol' thc vicw that liorn the avcrmcnts ol'thc contplaint,^li.l.l{., charp.c shcct and thc statctncnts ol thc witnesscs^{apparcntly thcrc} is no sul-llcicnt to rnatcrial prirna J-acie ro pfotecd agairlst thc^pctitioncrs /A-2 to A,4 fbr tl'rc- allegcd off'ences.

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['hclctirrc. this^('ourt is ol' thc r icr., lhat c()rrtinuatior] ol- thc ploccctiinqs al:rinst Ihr- l)ctitioncrs hcrcirt rtr.rrlcl ccrLairrly anrount to abusc of proc( ss ol' lau,. It is, thcrclbrc. consiclclctl as llt cases to invoke thc inh,--r'cnt po!'crs o{- this^(lourt undcr SccLion 482 Cr.lr.C., and quash lirrthcr procccdings against thc pctitioncrsiA-2 to A-4.

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In thc rcsr-rlt. both thc crinrinal pcritions arc allowed and thc procc.--dings arlainst thc pctitioncrs/A-l to A-{ rcspccti,"cly llt P.R.(l.No. ll^j ol' l0 l i on thc lllc ol' lX Mctloprolitan Magistratc, Kukatpalil, at NIiyapLrr'. arc hcrcbl,cluashcd. Nlisccllancous petitiorrs, il anv. pcnclinr:. shalIstand closcd

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