THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2712 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners – Accused 1 to 5 approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.260 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Kandukur, whereby they are facing charge under Section 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are no way concerned with the offence alleged and from the date of marriage itself, the first accused and the de facto complainant lived separately and after some time, due to some misunderstandings between husband and wife, the complainant left the company of her husband and residing at her parents house. After two years, she gave the complaint by implicating the petitioners falsely. 4. This court is of the view that it is a matter to be decided at the time of trial only. Since the charge sheet, which was filed by the police after due investigation, reveals some prima facie allegations against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial against them. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, and also the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes where the question of identity of the accused does not arise, this Court is inclined to dispense with the presence of the petitioners before the trial court. 5. Accordingly, the presence of the petitioners-accused before the trial Court is dispensed with except the dates on which the learned Magistrate insists for their appearance and they shall be properly represented through their counsel. 6. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 25th March 2011, Rns.