Basheerunnissa v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.SHANKAR NARAYANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2439 of 2017 ORDER:

The present petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'the Code'), requesting to quash the proceedings in Domestic Violence Case No.13 of 2016 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Manthani. The petitioners herein, who are the parents-in-law of the de facto complainant/respondent No.2 herein, are arrayed as the respondents in the aforesaid D.V.C.

Heard Mr.P.Ravi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Telangana on behalf of respondent No.1.

In Gaddaameedi Nagamani v. State of Telangana1 (Criminal Petition No.22371 of 2015, dated 17.07.2015), and Giduthuri Kesari Kumar v. State of Telangana2, this Court has succinctly held that in a petition under Section 482 of the Code, the request for quashment of DVC proceedings cannot be entertained. Following the same principle, even this Court disposed of some criminal petitions exempting the appearance of the petitioners therein. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of exempting the presence of the petitioners, who are the respondents in the aforesaid 1 2015 (2) ALD (Crl.) 746 (A.P.) 2 2015 (2) ALD (Crl.) 470 (A.P.)

D.V.C, till the conclusion of the proceedings in D.V.C. However, as and when the learned Magistrate directs the petitioners to appear, if there is absolute necessity of their appearance, they shall obey the order of the Court.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed.

__________________________ A.SHANKAR NARAYANA, J Date: 24.03.2017 v v