THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10857 OF 2009 Dated : 29.12.2009 Between : Smt.P.Umadevi & others ….. Petitioners/A.2 to A.4 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10857 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners/A.2 to A.4 seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.166 of 2009 of Women Police Station, Begumpet North Zone, Secunderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations leveled against the petitioners are of harassing the defacto complainant physically and mentally for additional dowry. 4) A reading of the complaint reveals involvement of all the accused in harassing the complainant for additional dowry. Therefore, at this stage, even before completion of investigation, proceedings against the petitioners cannot be quashed as their involvement in the offence has to be deeply investigated into. Hence, it is premature to entertain this petition. 5) However, considering the circumstance that most of the allegations in the complaint are against the husband and mother-in- law of the complainant only, it is directed that petitioner Nos.2 and 3 shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation can go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 29th December, 2009 SUR