IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8881 OF 2009 Between: 1. Kola Satya Shankara Rao 2. Rudra Srinivasa Rao ……Petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 2 AND The Station House Officer, Peddapudi Police Station, East Godavari District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8881 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Kola Satya Shankara Rao and Rudra Srinivasa Rao, accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.108 of 2009 of Peddapudi Police Station, East Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 306, 448, 427 and 506 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The allegations against the petitioners are that on account of harassment by them, husband of the de facto complainant – respondent No.2 herein, committed suicide. 4. In view of the nature of allegations against the petitioners, 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. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 29, 2009. PV