THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.828 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners – Accused 2 to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in P.R.C.No.14 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nidadavolu, arising out of Crime No.3 of 2009 of Nidadavole Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections498(A), 307 IPC read with 34 of IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Petitioners are facing allegations punishable under the provisions of Dowry Prohibition Act and also under Sections 498(A) and 307 IPC, this Court is not inclined to grant stay at this stage. In any event, petitioners and the de facto complainant are known to each other and the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes, where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners-accused before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for the same and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 4. With the above observation, the criminal petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 31st January 2011, Rns.