IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8318 OF 2009 Between: 1. B. Jayaprakash Jain 2. B. Prabhavathi Jain 3. Jupudi Raja 4. M. Ashok Kumar ……Petitioners – accused Nos.2 to 5 AND The State of A.P., through the Station House Officer, Afzalgunj Police Station, Hyderabad, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another …… Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8318 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners B. Jayaprakash Jain, B. Prabhavathi Jain, Jupudi Raja and M. Ashok Kumar, accused Nos.2 to 5 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.673 of 2009 of Afzalgunj Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 506, 420 and 406 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. There are several disputed questions of fact with regard to ownership and nature of the land and the transactions between the parties, which require detailed investigation. 4. Therefore, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 13, 2009 PV