IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.12509 of 2010 Between: Bolm Veera Venkata Varaha Satya Rajeswara Gopala Ramakrishna … Petitioner A n d State of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad … Respondent HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.12509 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing further proceedings against the petitioner/A-15 in pursuance of FIR No.184 of 2010 of Narsipatnam Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents- State. Perused the record. 3. On a report given by the 2nd respondent, a case in Cr.No.184 of 2010 was registered against the petitioner for the offences under Sections 120(B), 408, 477(A) read with 34 of IPC. The investigation is in the initial stage. The petitioner is working as Secretary, Primary Agricultural Co- operative Society, Visakhapatnam district. According to the complainant, the petitioner is liable for criminal action in view of the enquiry report submitted by the Vigilance and Enforcement Department, pertaining to certain irregularities in implementation of Debt Waiver Scheme 2008. It is alleged that the petitioner is involved in irregularities in implementation of the said scheme. It is also alleged that one P.V. Surya Rao, Branch Manager and Ch. Srinivasa Raju, Supervisor of Narsipatnam branch have also colluded and conspired in altering the records of the society to perpetuate the irregularities in implementation of the scheme and loot the Government funds. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the name of the petitioner is not specifically mentioned in the FIR. In the FIR, name of the societies with reference to their place in which irregularities have taken place have been mentioned. It is not disputed that the petitioner is Secretary at the relevant time in those cooperative societies. The fact that the name of the petitioner has not been mentioned in FIR is therefore of no consequence. 5. The next contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the sanction order issued for prosecution has been suspended by this Court by order dated 19.04.2010 in W.P.No.8652 of 2010 and batch. The suspension of the operation of the sanction order is however not a ground for stalling further investigation altogether. The complaint contains specific allegations in respect of the societies in which the petitioner is Secretary at the relevant point of time pertaining to the irregularities alleged to have been committed in the matter of implementation of Debt Waiver Scheme 2008. The complaint is lodged based on the enquiry report of the Vigilance and Enforcement Department. The truth or otherwise of the allegations contained therein have to be necessarily ascertained only after due investigation. It is well settled that when specific allegations are made in the complaint, further investigation cannot be thwarted, by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 6. In the present case, the investigation is at the threshold stage and the allegations made against the petitioner in respect of the alleged offences have to be necessarily enquired into and the truth or otherwise thereof has to be ascertained only after conclusion of the investigation, but not at this stage. There are no valid or justifiable grounds to stall further investigation in Cr.No.184 of 2010 of Narsipatnam Town Police Station. 7. In the circumstances, it is held that the investigation can go on but having regard to the fact that the petitioner is a government employee, he may not be arrested till the conclusion of the investigation and filing of the charge sheet, if any in Cr.No.184 of 2010 of Narsipatnam Town PS. 8. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed, with the above direction. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 15th December 2010 Lrkm