THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5042 of 2011 Date: 24.06.2011 Between: Tumma Ilaiah and another …..Petitioners And Tumma Nagalatha & another …..Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5042 OF 2011 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C.No.491 of 2010 on the file of the Court of VI Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur. They filed this petition to quash the proceedings in the said criminal case. The offences alleged are those punishable under Sections 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. A perusal of the allegations show that there are no grounds to quash the said case. Accordingly, that relief is rejected. 3. It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners having regard to their avocations, cannot attend the trial Court regularly on every date of hearing and therefore, their presence may be dispensed with. The 1st petitioner is the husband. The 2nd petitioner is a lady aged 55 years. In the circumstances having regard to the above submission, only the presence of the 2nd petitioner on every date of hearing before the trial Court is dispensed with and she can be represented by her counsel. However, it shall be open for the trial Court to order her presence as and when her presence is necessary. So far as the 1st petitioner is concerned, it shall be open for him to file an application for dispensing with his presence before the trial Court and that application shall be decided by it in accordance with law. 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. ___________________________ JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR 24th June, 2011. Tjmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5042 of 2011 DATE: 24.06.2011