IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.485 OF 2008 Between: 1. Bondugula Sudheer 2. Bondugula Swarnalatha ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.1 & 2 AND The Station House Officer, Kamareddy Police Station, Nizamabad District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.485 OF 2008 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Bondugula Sudheer and Bondugula Swarnalatha, accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.366 of 2007 of Kamareddy Police Station, Nizamabad District, registered for the offence under Section 498-A IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioners are husband and mother-in-law of the de facto complainant Tatipally Swathi @ Bondugula Swathi – respondent No.2 herein. 4. A reading of the complaint reveals prima facie material against the petitioners, as such, it is not a fit case for staying the investigation. 5. 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 chare sheet, if any. The petitioners would be at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if any, filed ultimately. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J January 18, 2010. PV