APHC010166272022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3062/2022 Between: Deerghasi Nanaji Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. GHANTA SRIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 5, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in C.C.No.56 of 2022, on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate, Srikakulam. 2. Notice is served on respondent No.2 but none appeared. 3. Heard Sri Ghanta Sridhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners herein are A.2 to A.5 who are the parents, maternal uncle, and maternal aunt of A.1 respectively. Learned counsel would submit that petitioners have nothing to do with the offences and false allegations have been made against them. Learned counsel further would submit that except false allegations nothing specific has been attributed against the petitioners to maintain a case for the offences punishable under Section 498(A) IPC and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel finally would submit that continuing the criminal proceedings against the petitioners is mere abuse of process of law. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the petition and would submit that there are clear allegations made against the petitioners and it is not a fit case for quashment. 3 6. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the criminal petition may be disposed of dispensing with the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court. 7. Considering the submissions made and a perusal of the material on record, since it is not a fit case for quashment, the Criminal Petition is disposed of, dispensing with the presence of the Petitioner Nos.2 to 5 before the trial Court, unless their presence is specifically directed by the trial Court. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall stands closed. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.02.2025 MH 4 HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 13 Crl.P.No.3062 of 2022 Dt.06.02.2025 MH