IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8884 OF 2009 Between: 1. A. Santosh Kumar 2. A. Kamala 3. A. Anand Kumar 4. Madan Gopal 5. Vasanthi ……Petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 5 AND The State of A.P. Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8884 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners A. Santosh Kumar, A. Kamala, A. Anand Kumar, Madan Gopal and Vasanthi – accused Nos.1 to 5 respectively seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.382 of 2009 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC and 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner No.1, husband of the de facto complainant – respondent No.2 herein, filed O.P. No.162 of 2009 at Family Court, Bandra for divorce alleging harassment by the de facto complainant. Thereafter, de facto complainant filed O.P. No.29 of 2009 at Family Court, Hyderabad for restitution of conjugal rights and M.C. No.125 of 2009 at Family Court Nampally in March, 2009 and she also filed D.V.C. No.7 of 2009 on the file of IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad in January, 2009. He further contends that the harassment alleged by the de facto complainant is taken place at Mumbai. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but petitioner Nos.4 and 5 shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. It is reported that the other petitioners are already on bail. 5. As the question of territorial jurisdiction is raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the investigating agency shall consider that question before filing the charge sheet, if any. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 29, 2009. PV