THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10294 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners – accused 2 to 4 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.140 of 2009 of Achampet Police Station, Mahaboobnagar District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 306 and 109 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. It is a peculiar case, where on account of the alleged harassment by the wife and her parents and her counsel by filing cases against the husband, the husband committed suicide even in the presence of the Presiding Officer of the Court. 4. Filing of cases under Section 498-A IPC, Domestic violence Act and maintenance case etc. may not come under abetment to commit suicide. May be on account of pressure of cases, the petitioner has committed suicide. However, in the circumstances of the case, the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. Investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of investigation shall go on. 5. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Date: 05.12.2009. Rns