IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8672 OF 2009 Between: 1. G.M. Johnaiah 2. G. Varakumar 3. G. Vasanthamma @ Subbamma 4. P. Sreejaya 5. V. Sreevijaya 6. G. Srikanthi ……Petitioner – accused Nos.2 to 7 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8672 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.2 to 7 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.121 of 2009 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Badwel, Kadapa, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. Petitioner Nos.1 and 3 are parents-in-law, petitioner Nos.2 is brother-in-law and petitioner Nos.4 to 6 are sisters-in-law of the de facto complainant. 4. There are allegations against all the petitioners. 5. The contention of the petitioners is that the de facto complainant has given false complaint implicating them in this case. 6. At this stage, it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion as it cannot be said that, based on the allegations, there is no prima facie case against the petitioners. Hence, the petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. However, in view of the nature of allegations made against petitioner Nos.2 and 4 to 6, who are brother-in-law and sisters-in-law of the de facto complainant, their presence can be dispensed with during trial. 8. Therefore, it is directed that the trial Court shall dispense with the presence of petitioner Nos.2 and 4 to 6 – accused Nos.3 and 5 to 7 during trial on an appropriate application being filed by them for the same. However, they shall invariably appear before the trial Court at the time of framing charges, their examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and judgment etc. 9. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 28, 2009. PV