IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9279 OF 2009 Between: 1. Smt. Nuthipally Bojamma 2. Nuthipally Sathish 3. Nuthipally Sathyanarayana ……Petitioners - accused Nos.2 to 4 AND The State of A.P. through Sub-Inspector of Police, Naspur/CCC P.S., Adilabad District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9279 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Smt. Nuthipally Bojamma, Nuthipally Sathish and Nuthipally Sathyanarayana – accused Nos.2 to 4 respectively seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.172 of 2009 of Naspur/CCC Police Station, Adilabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 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. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 6, 2009. PV