THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6843 OF 2009 Dated : 26.11.2009 Between : T.Mallikarjuna Rao & others ….. Petitioners/A.1 to A.8 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6843 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.1 to A.8 seeking to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No.1 of 2008 on the file of the II Additional Junior Civil Judge’s Court, Sattenapalli, Guntur District, for the offence punishable under the provisions of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. 2) Heard both sides. 3) The first petitioner is alleged to be the husband of the defacto complainant/second respondent and the second petitioner is the first wife of the first petitioner. In fact, there is a dispute as to whether the second respondent is the wife of the first petitioner or not. In view of nature of allegations made against the petitioners and the nature of reliefs claimed, there is no case against petitioner Nos.3 to 8. As such, proceedings against petitioner Nos.3 to 8 only are quashed. 4) Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed in part. 5) Further, the trial Court is directed to dispose of D.V.C.No.1 of 2008 against petitioner Nos.1 and 2 as expeditiously as possible. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 26th November, 2009 SUR