THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.596 of 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners with a prayer to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No.19 of 2008 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Kandukur, Prakasam District. The brief facts of the case are as follows: The first respondent herein is the wife of first petitioner herein. Their marriage took place on 22.03.2008 at Singarayakonda as per Hindu rites and customs and at the time of marriage, parents of first respondent gave Rs.7,00,000/- by way of cash and presented two house plots consisting of 100 gadies at Mulaguntapadu village, Singarayakonda Mandal. After the marriage, both the first petitioner and first respondent lived happily for few days and the first petitioner left to Bangalore on 30.03.2008 and from there to U.S.A. First respondent stayed at her parents house hardly for few days and during her stay in her in-laws house, all the petitioners herein used to harass the first respondent demanding additional dowry and to register the immovable property in the name of first petitioner. They harassed the first respondent both mentally and physically in many ways and also tried to kill her. Unable to bear the said acts, the first respondent gave a complaint under Section 498(A), 307 and 312 of IPC etc., in Crime No.108 of 2008 of Singarayakonda Police Station, Prakasam District. After giving complaint, all the petitioners herein were remanded to judicial custody, subsequently they were enlarged on bail. After release from the jail, the petitioners again started harassing the first respondent for withdrawing the said complaint and also threatened her with dire consequences. Hence, she filed D.V.C. case against the petitioners. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners not insisting for the main prayer, prayed for dispensation of the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court. Taking into consideration the allegations and the offences, this Court is not inclined to grant the relief. In any event, learned counsel persuaded and submitted that the petitioners are ready to appear before the Court at the time of trial when they are directed to be present to depose before the Court. In view of the same, the presence of the petitioners is dispensed with before the Court below, except the dates on which the learned trial Judge insist for their appearance. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date: 29.07.2010 Rns