THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.RAVI SHANKAR CRL.P.No.2006 OF 2009 ORDER 1. Heard Sri A.Ravi Shankar, learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The learned counsel for the de facto complainant, who is the ﬁrst respondent, is absent. 2. The petitioners herein are A2, A3 and A5 to A11 in C.C.No.85 of 2009 on the ﬁle of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Mahila Court), Hyderabad (trial Court). The charges are under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. Petitioners 1, 3 to 7 are stated to be the sisters of the husband of the de facto complainant and the 2nd petitioner is stated to be the husband of the 5th petitioner. Petitioners 8 and 9 are stated to be the co-sisters of the de facto complainant i.e., they are stated to be the wives of the brothers of the de facto complainant’s husband. It may be noted that allegations are made against all these petitioners in the First Information Report and the same are recorded in the 161 Cr.P.C statement of the de facto complainant also. 4. They are residing at Hyderabad only, having regard to the allegations made against petitioners 1 to 7 and especially the incident i.e., alleged to have occurred on 9-8-2003, I am of the opinion that there is no ground to quash the proceedings against them. 5. So far as petitioners 8 and 9 are concerned, they are the co-sisters of the de facto complainant and their position can be said to be similar to that of the complainant. It is also not made clear as to how petitioners 8 and 9 can stand to gain from harassing the de facto complainant. In these circumstances, I am of the opinion that the case against petitioners 8 and 9 should be quashed. 6. For the aforesaid reasons, the petition insofar as petitioners 1 to 7 are concerned, is dismissed, but, so far as petitioners 8 and 9 are concerned, it is allowed and the proceedings against them alone are quashed. 7. It is brought to my notice that except the second petitioner, other petitioners i.e., 1, 3 to 7 are ladies and all the petitioners have their own problems in attending the trial Court regularly. 8. In view of this, the presence of petitioners 1 to 7 for every date of hearing before the trial Court is dispensed with subject of-course to the discretion of the trial Court to summon their presence as and when it considers necessary. As regards petitioners 8 & 9, it shall also be open to trial Court to proceed against them under Section 319 Cr.P.C or under any provision if in the enquiry or trial they are also found to have committed any oﬀence along with the accused against whom enquiry or trial proceeds. 9. This Criminal petition is partly allowed. ____________________ N.RAVI SHANKAR,J rkk Dated: 24-11-2011