IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6601 OF 2009 BETWEEN: 1. Vuyyuru Venkatachalam S/o. Chakravarthy 2. Smt. Vuyyuru Madhavi S/o. Chakravarthy 3. Vuyyuru Chakravarthy S/o. Chelamaiah 4. Smt. P. Brahmaramba W/o. Ramanamurthy …. Petitioners AND 1. Smt. Vuyyuru Sitamahalaxmi Gayatri Devi 2. The State A.P., rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6601 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 4 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.276 of 2009 of Neredmet Police Station, Cyberabad registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioner No.1 and the de facto complainant took divorce in USA and the validity of the same is being questioned. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any. However, the investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 11, 2009. KTL