THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8681 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners, who are A2 to A5 seeking anticipatory bail in connection with crime No. 90 of 2010 of II-Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna district, registered for the offences punishable under sections 498A and 506 of Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, against the petitioners and other accused. The prosecution case is that the petitioner along with other accused harassed the complainant physically and mentally for additional dowry. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. A2 is mother-in-law of the defacto complainant, A3 is the sister of A2, A4 and A5 are the friends of A-1. As such, their arrest may prejudice the future settlement, if any, between the parties. Considering the same, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed and the petitioners, in the event of their surrender before the Station House Officer, II-Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna district, within fifteen days from today, shall be enlarged on bail on their executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for the likesum each to the satisfaction of the said Station House Officer; and they shall appear before the said Station House Officer on every Sunday till the charge sheet is filed. JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 03/09/2010 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8681 OF 2010 03-09-2010 I s L