Ratnavat Kamala v. Donavan Hasini ( Swarupa )

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. SHANKAR NARAYANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.700 of 2017 ORDER :

The present petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'the Cr.P.C.') requesting to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2470 of 2015 on the file of the IV-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada. 2.

Heard Sri P.Venugopala Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3.

The petitioners, who are arraigned as A.2 and A.3 in the above calendar case, along with A.1 said to have committed the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 494 and 495 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4.

So far as petitioners are concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioners having submitted arguments to some length, pleads to the extent of presence of the 1st petitioner/A.2, who is a Government Teacher, be exempted to attend the Court at Vijayawada, as it would be inconvenient in performing her duties as a teacher, and she would undertake to attend the learned Magistrate's Court as and when directed, by giving up the rest of the relief. 5.

The request appears to be reasonable in view of the fact that the 1st petitioner is working as a teacher to attend every date of adjournment before the IV-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada. Therefore, to that extent the request is acceded to and it

is made clear that the 1st petitioner/A.2 shall attend the said Court as and when directed by the learned Magistrate.

5.

With the above observation, the criminal petition is dismissed at the admission stage.

6.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed. __________________________ A. SHANKAR NARAYANA, J 2nd February 2017.

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