IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1586 OF 2010 Between: Kothapa Sujatha & 4 others ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.2 to 6 AND The State of A.P., through Yerravaripalem Police Station, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1586 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Kothapa Sujatha, Kothapa Ramana, Kothapa Hemalatha, Dubhasi Lakshmi Narayana and Dubhasi Thriveni, accused Nos.2 to 6 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.34 of 2008 of Yerravaripalem Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A & 323 IPC and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Vayalpadu, Chittoor District. 2. Heard. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners are on bail / anticipatory bail. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on and in case charge sheet is filed the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the same. It is further directed that the petitioners need not appear before any Court till filing of charge sheet. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 24, 2010. PV