IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10832 OF 2009 Between: B. Mohan Reddy, S/o. Late Prathap Reddy ……Petitioner – Accused AND Shamanthakamani & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10832 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner B. Mohan Reddy, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.207 of 2009 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The contention of the petitioner is that he is not at all husband of the de facto complainant and in support of his contention, he filed photocopy of the voter identity card bearing No.GTR 1734656 of the de facto complainant which shows her husband name as Ananthaiah, in 2006-07. 4. According to the complaint, petitioner married the de facto complainant five years back and if the same is true, their marriage must be somewhere in 2004. But, the voter identity card of the de facto complainant that was issued in and around 2006-07 shows that her husband is one Ananthaiah. 5. Thus, there is force in the contention of the petitioner that he is not at all husband of the de facto complainant. 6. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 7. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 23, 2009. NOTE: Dispatch the order within three (3) days. (B/O) PV