THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2707 of 2009 Dated : 20.11.2009 Between : I.Chalapathi Rao ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2707 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.336 of 2008 on the file of the Special Judicial I Class Magistrate for Prohibition and Excise Cases, Guntur, for the offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. arising out of crime No.45 of 2008 of Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur District. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations against the petitioner are of harassing the defacto complainant physically and mentally, neglecting her by not providing minimum necessities like food, etc. A reading of the complaint reveals specific allegations against the petitioner and as of now as per the material available on record it cannot be said that there is no prima facie case against the petitioner. 4) Hence, the criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 20th November, 2009 SUR