IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7665 OF 2009 Between: 1. Majeti Sreenivasa Rao 2. Majeti Parvathi 3. Jangala Bhavani 4. Jangala Prasanth ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.2 to 5 AND Gunti Jyothi Laxmi & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7665 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Majeti Sreenivasa Rao, Majeti Parvathi, Jangala Bhavani and Jangala Prasanth, accused Nos.2 to 5 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.425 of 2009 of Women’s Police Station, Central Crime Station, Detective Department, Hyderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners reports that accused No.1, who is husband of the de facto complainant Majeti Madhuri – respondent No.2 herein, has committed suicide on account of the impugned complaint and consequent alleged harassment on behalf of the de facto complainant. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if any, filed. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 21, 2009. PV