THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2250 OF 2010 DATED 7th MARCH, 2011. BETWEEN : Shaik Mahabub and others. .. Petitioners and 1) The State of A.P. 2) Mumtaz Begum ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2250 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in Crime No.12 of 2010 on the file of P.S. Kodangal, Mahabubnagar District, wherein the petitioners are arrayed as Accused Nos.2 to 5 for the offence punishable under Sections 342, 307, 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that there is no specific overt act attributed against the petitioners, except some bald allegations. On perusal of the complaint and taking into consideration of the fact that the crime was registered against the petitioners only in the year 2010, this Court is of the view that this is not the appropriate stage to grant the relief of stay of further proceedings of investigation against the petitioners. In any event, taking into consideration of the fact that the offences alleged against the petitioners in this case have arisen out of matrimonial dispute, the petitioners are at liberty to approach the concerned Court seeking anticipatory bail, if they have any apprehension of arrest. On filing such application, the concerned Court is directed to consider the same favourably. With the above observations, this criminal petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ______________ RAJA ELANGO,J 07.03.2011 v v