THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.202 AND 413 of 2011 Date: 14.06.2011 Criminal Petition No.202 of 2011 Between: Perietla Gopi Krishna …..Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, through S.H.O., Mahila Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District and another …..Respondents Criminal Petition No.413 of 2011 Between: Jagabattula Leena Sailaja and others …..Petitioners And The State of A.P., rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, through S.H.O., Mahila Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District and another …..Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.202 AND 413 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: These two petitions can be disposed of by this common order. Petitioner in Criminal Petition No.202 of 2011 is A-1 and petitioners in Criminal Petition No.413 of 2011 are A-3 to A-6 in Crime No.18 of 2010 of Mahila Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. These two petitions are filed to quash the F.I.R. in the above case. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor and also the learned Counsel for the de facto complainant. The offences alleged are those punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. A perusal of the F.I.R. shows that it does disclose offences punishable under above Sections. Hence, there is no ground for quashing the F.I.R. It is brought to my notice by Sri G.Ronald Raju, Counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners in Criminal Petition No.413 of 2011 have already been granted bail. So far as the petitioner in Criminal Petition No.202 of 2011 is concerned, he is the husband and he is stated to be a software engineer in Bangaluru and is not yet arrested. It may be noted that having regard to the nature of the offences, as it is a family dispute, the parties may come together in future. In these circumstances, the police may take a decision with regard to his arrest after completion of investigation. With the above observation, these petitions are dismissed and police can go ahead in the investigation. All the petitioners shall be available to the police and cooperate with them in the investigation. ___________________________ JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR 14th June, 2011. Note: C.C. Tomorrow (B/o.) Tjmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.202 AND 413 of 2011 DATE: 14.06.2011