THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2298 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners – Accused 2 to 4 approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.130 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nirmal, Adilabad District, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 493 and 420 read with 109 IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The main allegation against the first accused is that he lured the de facto complainant under the guise of marriage and later refused to marry her. The allegations against the petitioners – A2 to A4 herein are that they being related to A-1 cooperated with A-1 in committing the said offence. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the entire allegations in the complaint or in the statements of witnesses are against the first accused only and the petitioners herein are no way concerned with the offence alleged. 5. In any event, the contentions raised by the learned counsel is a matter to be decided at the time of trial only and this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings at this stage. However, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel and also the material on record, wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners before the court below is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 6. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 15th March 2011, Rns.