THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1153 OF 2011 DATED 8th FEBRURAY, 2011. BETWEEN : Vemulamanda Srinivasa Raju & others .. Petitioners and The State of A.P. & another ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1153 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No.22 of 2010 on the file of the II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhimavaram. Heard. Offence alleged against the petitioners is punishable under the provisions of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. Since the complaint of the second respondent prima facie reveals allegations against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners at this stage. In any event considering the nature of allegations wherein the question of identity of the accused does not arise, the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court is dispensed with except on the dates the learned trial Judge insists for the same and the petitioners shall be properly represented by their counsel before the trial Court. Further, the learned trial Judge shall dispose of the DVC case as expeditiously as possible. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 08.02.2011 sur