THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.4387 and 4883 of 2009 Dated : 11.02.2010 Between : P.Subba Lakshmi & others ….. Petitioner-Accused a n d 1) P.Shailaja 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.4387 and 4883 OF 2009 COMMON ORDER : These criminal petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. are filed by the respective petitioners seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.14 of 2009 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, L.B.Nagar, Ranga Reddy District, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 420 I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 5 of D.P.Act. 2) Heard. 3) Petitioners in Crl.P.No.4387 of 2009 are the parents-in-law and sister-in-law of the complainant and the petitioner in Crl.P.No.4883 of 2009 is her husband. 4) As seen from the complaint, the allegations against the petitioners are that since the date of marriage of the complainant with A.1, the petitioners are harassing the complainant demanding to bring additional dowry. 5) In view of the nature of allegations, I see no grounds to quash the proceedings against the petitioners and the criminal petitions are dismissed. However, considering the circumstance that the third petitioner in Crl.P.No.4387 of 2009 is only the sister-in-law of the complainant, her presence before the Court below during the trial be dispensed with on her filing an appropriate application for the same and on her being properly represented. But, she shall appear before the Court below at the time of framing of charges, examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and pronouncement of judgment. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 11th February, 2010 SUR