IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6027 OF 2009 Between: 1. Yarra Rama Rao 2. Yarra Satyavathi 3. Nalla Bhagavannarayana 4. Nalla Savithri 5. Uppu Ramachandra Rao 6. Uppu Venkata Padmavathi Devi 7. P. Nagalingeswara Rao ……Petitioners - accused 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.6027 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by petitioner Nos.1 to 7, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.258 of 2009 of One Town Police Station, Vizianagaram registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 – de facto complainant reports that charge sheet is filed. Even then, the order passed now would work out. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 9, 2009. PV