THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10345 OF 2009 Dated : 09.12.2009 Between : N.Srinivasa Rao ….. Petitioners/Accused a n d The State of A.P. ….. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10345 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.160 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Jaggaiahpet, Krishna District, for the offence punishable under Sections 420 and 468 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The Calendar Case pertains to the year 2004 and the present petition seeking to quash the proceedings is filed in the year 2009. As such, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there is no prima facie case against the petitioner, he ought to have approached this Court at the initial stage itself and the criminal petition is filed only to delay the proceedings in main criminal case. Therefore, the criminal petition is dismissed. 4) It is reported by the learned counsel for the petitioner that non- bailable warrant is pending against the petitioner. In the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on the next date of hearing of C.C. and file an appropriate application seeking to recall the non-bailable warrant issued against him, on which, the trial Court shall recall the same and till then the petitioner shall not be arrested. Further, the trial Court shall dispose of C.C. within a period of three months from today. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 9th December, 2009 Note : Issue C.C. in two days B/o. SUR