THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.4618 of 2011 Date: 16th June, 2011 Between: G. Khasim Saheb and 7 others … Petitioners And State of A.P. Rep by Public Prosecutor and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION No: 4618 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the petitioners’ counsel and the public prosecutor. This petition is filed for quashing the proceedings in C.C.No.77 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Yemmiganur. The offences alleged are those punishable under Sections 498- A and 323 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. A perusal of the charge sheet would show that it does disclose the offences. The various contentions raised by the petitioners’ counsel would fall within the purview of the disputed questions of fact. Hence, there is no ground to quash the case, and that relief is rejected. The petitioners’ counsel pointed out that the 1st petitioner and the 2nd petitioner are aged people and the petitioners 5 and 7 are daughter and sister of the husband of the de facto complainant and therefore, their presence may be dispensed with. Having regard to the ages of the petitioners 1 and 2 and the fact that petitioners 5 and 7 are ladies, the presence of the said petitioners before the trial Court for every date of hearing is dispensed with and they can be represented by their counsel. This relief is not granted to the other petitioners. It shall be open for the trial Court to order their presence on any date it considers necessary. Accordingly, this criminal petition is dismissed. _____________________________ JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR Date: 16th June, 2011 KSM