THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8757 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/Accused, under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.162 of 2009 of Repalle Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 174 Cr.P.C., and the section of law was subsequently altered to Section 306 IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the wife of the deceased filed a case under Section 498-A IPC as she was harassed by the husband-the deceased and his family members. They were arrested and released on bail and there were mediations and during the course of one such mediations, without attending the mediation, the deceased committed suicide. The learned senior counsel appearing for the complainant states that the deceased was implicated in a false case filed under Section 498-A IPC. His family members were arrested and all were thus humiliated and during mediation also, the deceased was humiliated and on account of that he committed suicide by leaving suicide note naming the persons that were humiliating him. 4. There is no dispute about the filing of 498-A IPC case by the wife of the deceased and his people were arrested etc. Mere filing of a case under Section 498-A IPC and consequent steps taken by the Investigating Agency on the basis of that complaint cannot be called harassment. In case there were any exchange of words during any mediations, perhaps that also would not come under humiliation amounting to abetment to commit suicide. 5. In the circumstances, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet if any. Investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of investigation shall go on. 6. The Criminal petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Date: 27.10.2009. Rns