IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6744 OF 2009 Between: L. Parvathi Rao, D/o. L. Raju ……Petitioner – accused No.2 AND The State of A.P. Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6744 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner L. Parvathi Rao, accused No.2, seeking to quash the proceedings against her in C.C. No.52 of 2009 on the file of IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District, arising out of Crime No.1211 of 2008 of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 494, 420 and 109 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The main allegation against the petitioner is of marrying a married person, husband of the de facto complainant - respondent No.2 herein. 4. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there was an earlier complaint by the de facto complainant and settlement. 5. As seen from the record, the earlier complaint was only against accused No.1 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC alone and the alleged settlement between the parties at that time is of no consequence at this stage. Therefore, it cannot be said that there is no prima facie case against the petitioner, as such, the petition is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to file a discharge petition before the trial Court and to appear before the trial Court within a period of one (1) month from today to proceed with the trial. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 9, 2009. PV