THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1046 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in Crime No.4 of 2011 of I Town Police Station, Gudur, Nellore District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498(A) of IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are no way connected with the alleged offence and the de facto complainant never resided with them and they are the mother, sisters and brothers in law of A-1. He further submits that the petitioners never harassed the complainant for additional dowry. 4. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners-accused withdrawing the main prayer, confined his arguments requesting the Court to dispense with the presence of the petitioners before the court below. 5. Since the allegations made against the petitioners - accused are punishable under Sections 498(A) IPC, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and taking into consideration the nature of allegations, wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners before the court below is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 6. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 11th February 2011, Rns.