IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1687 OF 2010 Between: Marthi Lingamma & another ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.1 & 2 AND Gandu Gangamma & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1687 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Marthi Lingamma and Naragara Thirupathamma, accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.39 of 2010 of Chillakallu Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the offence under Sections 324 & 354 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The contention of the petitioners is that the de facto complainant is maternal aunt of the husband of petitioner No.1 herein, against whom i.e. against the husband of petitioner No.1, she (petitioner No.1) has filed proceedings under Section 498-A IPC and the same are pending and on account of those disputes, the impugned false complaint is lodged against them. 4. Both the petitioners are women, as such, they might not have committed the offence under Section 354 IPC. 5. In the circumstances, 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 admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 25, 2010. PV