THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8932 of 2009 Dated : 30.10.2009 Between : R.Surendranath ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8932 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioner/Accused No.1 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.851 of 2006 on the file of the IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Kukatpally, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. 2) Heard. 3) Petitioner herein is the husband of the defacto complainant. A reading of the complaint reveals that there are specific allegations of harassing the defacto complainant by the petitioner also. Further, this case pertains to the year 2006 and the criminal petition seeking quashing of the proceedings is filed in the year 2009 i.e. after a lapse of three years. In the above said circumstances, the criminal petition is dismissed. 4) However, considering the circumstances that the petitioner is an Advocate and most of the allegations are against other family members of the petitioner than against him, it is directed that the trial Court shall dispense with his presence during trial on an application to be filed by the petitioner. However, the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court at the time of framing of charges, examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and pronouncement of judgment. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 30th October, 2009 SUR