THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12157 OF 2010 ORDER: The present petition is preferred by the petitioners challenging the charge sheet filed against them for offences under Sections 498-A and 506 of I.P.C. wherein the petitioners were shown as accused Nos. 2 and 3. Heard. On a perusal of the complaint and the statement of L.W.1, who is the aggrieved party, it is seen that no specific allegations are made against the first petitioner except mentioning the fact that he has not taken any care whenever the defacto complainant informed him regarding the bad behaviour of her husband and that he always used to give a standard reply “I will speak to him and will settle the issue”. As far as the second petitioner is concerned, there is a statement to the effect that he prevented the defacto complainant from contacting her husband and also he conspired with the 1st accused. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also on a perusal of the records, this Court is of the view that the proceedings initiated against the 1st petitioner in C.C No. 317 of 2010 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are liable to be quashed and they are accordingly quashed. As far as the second petitioner is concerned, considering the nature of the allegations made against him, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings initiated against him at this stage. However, the presence of the second petitioner before the trial Court is dispensed with. Further, the second petitioner can raise all the contentions urged in this Criminal petition before the trial Court. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed in part. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 1.11.2011 pnb