HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.11461 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.5 and 6 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash proceedings in Crime No.188 of 2010, on the file of Shameerpet Police Station, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District, registered for offence punishable under Sections 498-A and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (For short, ‘The Act’). 2. There is no representation for the Petitioners/A-5 and A-6. Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the Respondents-State. 3. The second respondent herein is the de-facto complainant. She lodged a complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. alleging that A-1 is her husband and that her marriage with A-1 was performed on 31-05- 2002 and that during the subsistence of her marriage, A-1 married A-4 with the consent of other Accused. A-2 and A-3 are the parents of A-1. The Petitioners herein who are arrayed as A-5 and A-6 are the parents of A-4, the alleged second wife of A-1. 4. It appears that the case of the Petitioners is that no specific overt act is attributed against the Petitioners herein by the de-facto complainant in her complaint. It is true that no specific allegation is made against the Petitioners herein but admittedly they are the parents of A-4. The allegation is that A-1 married A-4 during the subsistence of his marriage with the de-facto complainant. Whether the Petitioners herein have played active role or not will be known only after conducting fair investigation. The second Respondent, who claims to be the legally wedded wife of A-1, may not be in a position to specifically mention the role-played by the Petitioners herein. 4. In the above circumstances, the Police are directed to make a fair investigation into the matter and proceed in accordance with the law. However, the Petitioners herein shall not be arrested till the date of filing of the charge sheet. Subject to the observations made above, the Criminal petition is dismissed. _____________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J Dated: 17-11-2011. Dsh. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR 84 CRIMINAL PETITION No.11461 of 2010 Date:17-11-2011 DSH.