IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10138 OF 2009 BETWEEN: 1. Pulagandham Chandrakala W/o. Shakara Chary 2. Pulagandham Shankara Chary S/o. Raghava Chary 3. N. Padmaja Devi W/o. Mallikarjun 4. N. Mallikarjun S/o. Sambaiah 5. Pulagandham Ashok S/o. Shankara Chary 6. Pulagandham Dvendar S/o. Shankara Chary …. Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 7 AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. Pulagandham Radhika W/o. Rajaram …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10138 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Pulagandham Chandrakala, Pulagandham Shankara Chary, N. Padmaja Devi, N. Mallikarjun, Pulagandham Ashok, Pulagandham Dvendar – accused Nos.2 to7 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.411 of 2009 of Hanamkonda Police Station, Warangal District registered for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners reports that earlier a complaint for the same offences was filed against the petitioners except petitioner No.4, by the de facto complainant Pulagandham Radhika in C.C. No.154 of 2004 on the file of the learned IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Warangal and the petitioners were acquitted of the same and thereafter, the present complaint is filed by her again. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of the result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ December 03, 2009 P. SWAROOP REDDY, J KTL