THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9812 of 2009 Dated : 25.11.2009 Between : Mamidi Narsimha Reddy & others ….. Petitioners/A.2 to A.6 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9812 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.2 to A.6 seeking to quash proceedings against them in crime No.741 of 2009 on the file of Kushaiguda Police Station, Cyberabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The offence alleged against the petitioners, who are the parents-in-law, brother-in-law and sisters-in-law of the defacto complainant, is that they along with A.1 harassed the defacto complainant mentally and physically demanding to bring additional dowry from her parents. 4) The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the second respondent/defacto complainant is a patient of mental disorder and suppressing the same her marriage was performed with A.1 and as such A.1 filed a divorce petition and thereafter the present complaint is given by the second respondent. 5) A reading of the copy of the divorce petition reveals that the husband/A.1 took a plea that the wife/second respondent is suffering from mental disorder, etc. However, the same has to be decided by the trial Court during trial. Hence, the proceedings against the petitioners cannot be quashed at this stage. 6) But, in the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on. 7) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 25th November, 2009 SUR