HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7582 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner-respondent No.1, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the order dated 19.04.2010 passed by the learned Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Karimnagar in Crl.M.P.No.688 of 2010 in D.V.C.No.46 of 2010. The relevant portion of the order impugned in this criminal petition is as follows: “Heard. A perusal of the petition prima facie shows that all the respondents have harassed petitioner No.1 for additional dowry and also neglected to maintain her and her children and further trying to alienate the properties. Hence issue ex parte order against R.1 under Section 19 of the Domestic Violence Act by directing him to pay an amount of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) each per month to the petitioners towards their maintenance from the date of this order and all the respondents are further directed not to alienate them from the joint family properties i.e., land measuring Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.56/B, Ac.1.10 ¾ in Sy.No.57/B and Ac.2.13 ¾ in Sy.No.839 situated at Garrepalli village and 266.66 square yards of plot situated at Rampur area, Karimnagar.” Learned counsel for the petitioner-respondent No.1 submitted that the petitioner is challenging the impugned order only with regard to the direction given to the petitioner herein and respondents 2 to 10 before the trial Court not to alienate the joint family properties. Per contra, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that as it is an ex parte order, the criminal petition is not maintainable. This Court is of the view that the impugned order being an ex parte interim order, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the Court concerned by way of an appeal. With the above observation, the criminal petition is disposed of. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 13th August, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANAGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7582 of 2010 (Disposed of ) 13th August, 2010 CBS