THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1534 OF 2010 Dated : 24.02.2010 Between : Padmalatha Devi & others ….. Petitioners-A.3 to A.7 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1534 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners-A.3 to A.7 seeking to quash proceedings against them in C.C.No.444 of 2004 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 420 and 506 read with 34 IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of D.P. Act. 2) Heard. 3) The Calendar Case is of the year 2004 and the petition seeking to quash the proceedings is filed in the year 2010. Hence, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed, as in case there is no prima facie material against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court at the initial stage itself. The petitioners might have filed this petition in order to delay the disposal of main case. 4) Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. However, as the Calendar Case is of the year 2004 and the witnesses cited are only five in number, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the said C.C. within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 24th February, 2010. SUR