IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7516 OF 2009 Between: 1. N. Muralidhar Reddy 2. M. Laxma Reddy 3. Smt. P. Sulochana Reddy @ Sulochana Devi ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.2 to 4 AND Kudumula Sadanand Reddy & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7516 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners N. Muralidhar Reddy, M. Laxma Reddy and Smt. P. Sulochana Reddy @ Sulochana Devi, accused Nos.2 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.381 of 2009 of Hayathnagar Police Station, Cybeabad registered for the offence under Section 420 IPC read with 156(3) Cr.P.C. 2. Heard. 3. Long back, petitioners executed a general power of attorney in favour of accused Nos.7 and 8 and subsequently they (A-7 & A-8) sold the property in dispute to several persons. 4. In the circumstances, 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. In case, charge sheet is filed, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the same. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 16, 2009. PV