THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9755 of 2009 Dated : 20.11.2009 Between : Smt.Rayees Fathima & others ….. Petitioners/A.3 to A.5 a n d 1) Smt.Tabassum Sultana 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9755 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.3 to A.5 seeking to quash proceedings against them in C.C.No.529 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under section 498A I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2) Heard. 3) The calendar case pertains to the year 2007 and the present petition seeking to quash the proceedings is filed in the year 2009. As such, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there is no prima facie case against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court at the initial stage itself and the criminal petition is filed only to delay the proceedings in main criminal case. 4) However, considering the circumstances of the case, the trial Court is directed to dispose of C.C.No.529 of 2007 on its file as expeditiously as possible within a maximum period of six months from today. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 20th November, 2009 SUR