THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13782 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner/A-1 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.669 of 2011 of III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 66 of I.T.Act 2000-2008. Heard. Admittedly, the investigation in the present crime is not yet completed. A perusal of the entire material placed on record prima facie discloses some allegations against the petitioner. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation of the case. In any event, considering the fact that the present crime arose out of matrimonial disputes and that if the petitioner is arrested, it may cause prejudice in case there is any proposal for settlement between the parties in future, the investigating officer is directed to complete the investigation of the case without making arrest of the petitioner. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated: 27-12-2011 v v