Pammina Eswara Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO Crl.P. No.8447 of 2015 ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/ accused Nos.1 to 5, under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.113 of 2015 of Women Police Station, Visakhapatnam, for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

2) Heard learned counsel for the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5 as well as 1st respondentState represented by learned Public prosecutor before admission and before ordering notice to 2nd respondentde facto complainant and perused the material.

3) Undisputedly, petitioners 2 to 5 are enlarged on bail. So far as A1 is concerned, he is entitled to the concession of bail. However, there are no grounds to admit the application for quashing of FIR.

4) Hence, the Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to 1st petitioner to surrender himself before the learned Magistrate concerned and move for regular bail with notice to Assistant public prosecutor concerned, in such an event the learned Magistrate shall grant bail on the same day with necessary conditions. Needless to say at post bail stage, pending investigation, his presence may be

dispensed with before the Court. Any further remedy of the petitioners, if any, in the event of after police filing final report and taking cognizance by the Magistrate.

5) Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed.

_________________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J 28.08.2015 Prv HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO Crl.P. No.8447 of 2015

Date:28.08.2015 Prv