IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD (23RD) DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.11626 of 2010 Between: Dandyala Chenna Reddy … Petitioner And: Smt. Dandyala Uma & Upendra & 2 others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.11626 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings dated 06.10.2010 in Crl.M.P.No.1430 of 2010 in M.C.No.2 of 2009 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhadrachalam. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared for the respondents. Perused the record. 3. The first respondent is the wife and 2nd respondent is the daughter of the petitioner. The respondents 1 and 2 herein filed MC No.2 of 2009 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhadrachalam. By order dated 12.11.2009, the learned Magistrate granted maintenance of Rs.1,500/- per month to the first respondent and Rs.500/- per month to the 2nd respondent. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner herein filed Crl.R.P.No.4 of 2010 before the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Khammam on 05.01.2010 and also filed Crl.M.P.No.8 of 2010 for stay of operation of the order of maintenance passed by the learned Magistrate. Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the respondents 1 and 2 herein filed Crl.M.P.No.1430 of 2010 in MC No.2 of 2009 for enforcing the order of maintenance, taking advantage of the absence of the stay order. It is further stated that on 06.10.2010 the petitioner could not attend the Court on account of illness and his counsel filed an application for condoning the absence, but the same was dismissed and the learned Magistrate directed issuance of NBW against the petitioner. The petitioner is therefore apprehending arrest in pursuance of NBW issued against him. 4. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, it is just and proper to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Khammam to dispose of the Crl.M.P.No.8 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for stay of operation of maintenance order on its merits within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. It is further directed that till the disposal of the Crl.M.P.No.8 of 2010, execution of the NBW issued against the petitioner stands suspended. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of as stated above. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 23.11.2010 Note: Issue CC by tomorrow (BO) bss