THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA Criminal Petition No.9611 of 2009 Date : 12-3-2010 Between : Ibrahim s/o.late Khaja Hussain and another .. Petitioners and The State of A.P. Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad and another .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA Criminal Petition No.9611 of 2009 ORDER: Heard the Counsel. The petitioners/A-4 and A-5 filed the present Criminal Petition to call for records in D.V.C.No.9/2009 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ananthapur and quash the same so far as the petitioners are concerned and pass such other suitable orders. It is stated that the petitioners are distant relatives of A-1 and they are residing at some other place. The 2nd respondent filed written complaint stating that her marriage was celebrated with A-1 on 23-8- 2008 and since three months her husband had not been in contact with her and had been staying at Anantapur at his parents house. No doubt certain further allegations also had been made. It is also stated that the Project Director, Women and Child Development Agency, Ananthapur who is the Protection Officer, filed the case in Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ananthapur under Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 without there being any allegations against the petitioners and simply made the petitioners also accused in D.V.C.No.9/2009. This Court had carefully gone through the relevant reports and no where any specific allegations as such had been made as against the present petitioners/A-4 and A-5. It is no doubt stated that in the counter that these are the supporters of A-1. However, that by itself may not be sufficient. Inasmuch as acceptable material is not available as against the petitioners/A-4 and A-5, this Court is of the considered opinion that D.V.C.No.9/2009 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ananthapur to be quashed so far as the said proceedings relate to the petitioners/A-4 and A-5 only. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. _____________________ Justice P.S.Narayana Date : 12-3-2010 AM