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.8882 OF 2009 Between: P. Aditya, S/o. P. Shyam Sunder ……Petitioner – accused No.1 AND The State of A.P., through Women’s Police Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8882 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner P. Aditya – accused No.1 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.122 of 2009 of Women’s Police Station, Begumpet, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498- A IPC and 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard. 3. In this case, there is an allegation that the de facto complainant Smt. P. Sneha, who is wife of the petitioner, went away with a person and stayed with him in a hotel in a different city. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner 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