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.8879 OF 2009 Between: 1. D. Anand 2. D. Mahadev 3. D. Sadanand 4. D. Harish 5. Rani ……Petitioners – accused Nos.2 to 6 AND State of A.P., through Women’s Police Station, Central Crime Station, Detective Department, Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8879 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners D. Anand, D. Mahadev, D. Sadanand, D. Harish and Rani – accused Nos.2 to 6 respectively seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.490 of 2009 of Women’s Police Station, Central Crime Station, Detective Department, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioners herein are brothers-in-law and sister-in-law of the de facto complainant Smt. D. Krishnaveni, respondent No.2 herein. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the relationship of the petitioners with the de facto complainant, 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. NOTE: Dispatch the order by today itself. (B/O) PV