HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13580 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-accused approached this Court and filed this Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in M.C.O.P.No.1386 of 2010 on the file of the Judge, Family Court at Visakhapatnam, filed by the 2nd respondent herein against him seeking maintenance. Heard and perused the record. On perusal of the record, it is clear that the 2nd respondent has also filed O.P.No.452 of 2011 against the petitioner, under Section 26 Order VII Rule 1 of C.P.C. read with Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, and the same is also pending before the Judge, Family Court at Visakhapatnam. Considering the same, the learned Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, is hereby directed to club both the cases and conduct joint trial and dispose of the cases simultaneously, at the earliest. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 23rd December, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13580 of 2011 (Disposed of) 23rd December, 2011 cbs