THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5127 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approached this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in D.V.C.No.6 of 2011 on the ﬁle of IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 2. Heard. 3. Since the allegations against the petitioners are punishable under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners at this stage. 4. In any event, taking into consideration the nature of allegations, wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners before the court below is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, ﬁled along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 2.12.2011 CHV