THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU TRANSFER CRIMINAL PETITION No.29 OF 2010 ORDER: Both the counsel have elaborately submitted their respective contentions with regard to merits of the maintenance case pending in the lower Court. For the purpose of disposal of this petition, the entire arguments of both the counsel are unnecessary. If any due consideration is given on merits in this petition, then it may prejudice case of either of the parties. The petitioning wife seeks transfer of M.C.No.2 of 2009 from the file of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Tenali to the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Pithapuram, on the ground that the respondent/husband is threatening her with dire consequences whenever she attended the Court at Tenali and that the respondent has been telephoning to her and threatening her to kill. It is stated that the petitioner is residing with her father, who is a sick retired employee, at Pithapuram. There is no dispute that as the matter now stands in the lower Court, evidence on behalf of both sides is completed but for marking of a controversial document, which is the subject matter in another petition before this Court. The matter in the lower Court is waiting for final disposal but for marking of a disputed document. Till now the petitioner did not suffer any physical harm, much less, there was any attempt on her towards that end. In case, there is any real threat on factual basis, it is open to the petitioner to approach the police and seek protection from the respondent. I do not find any valid or legal reasons to transfer the pending case from Tenali to Pithapuram. Hence, the Transfer Criminal Petition is dismissed. ________________________________ (SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J.) 31st May, 2010 Js.