THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1395 of 2010 Dated : 11.02.2010 Between : K.Ganesh & another ….. Petitioners-A.2 & A.3 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1395 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners-A.2 and A.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.146 of 202 of Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of D.P.Act. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations against the petitioners, who are the parents-in- law of the complainant, are of harassing the de facto complainant physically and mentally for additional dowry. 4) In view of nature of allegations leveled against the petitioners and as the investigation is still in progress, it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings at this stage of investigation. 5) However, considering the circumstances that the complaint does not reveal any specific over act against the present petitioner and most of the allegations are leveled against the husband-A.1 only, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. Investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation can go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 11th February, 2010 SUR