THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.12864 OF 2010 ORDER: No doubt, registration of FIR is not condition precedent for entertaining anticipatory bail application. But, at the same time, apprehension in the mind of the petitioners about their imminent arrest in a case for a non-bailable offence must be a real one. Due to incompatibility between the couple, the husband filed petition in Vijayawada Court for annulment of marriage or in the alternative for dissolution of the marriage. But that itself cannot lead to an apprehension that the bride’s people are going to launch any criminal prosecution against the petitioners for any offence under Section 498-A IPC or any other non-bailable offence. In the absence of real basis for apprehension of the petitioners, this petition for anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C cannot be entertained. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. The petitioners are at liberty to renew their application for anticipatory bail as and when any real information about registration of a case for any non-bailable offence is made against them. __________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J Rkk Dated:30-12-2010