IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6258 of 2010 Between: Motamarri Nageswara Rao and another ..... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED And Lanke Veerraju and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6258 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.21 of 2010 of Police Station Katrenikona, East Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 405, 406, 408, 415, 417, 418 and 420 r/w.34 of IPC. Heard both sides. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the matter is purely of civil nature. He further submits that the de facto complainant borrowed certain amounts from each of the petitioners for which civil litigation is pending, but the said averment was not made in the petition. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the learned Asst. Public Prosecutor reports that he has no instructions. On perusal of the entire material available on record, it is clear that the petitioners/accused are alleged to have made believe the de facto complainant that they would give share in the business and accordingly collected blank cheques from the complainant and behind back of the complainant, encashed those cheques by putting different dates and consumed an amount of nearly Rs.9 lakh of the complainant and thereby cheated and deceived the complainant. The allegations in the F.I.R made out prima facie case against the petitioners/accused. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused in the above referred crime, by invoking the inherent powers under Sec.482 of Cr.P.C However, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the concerned police are directed to complete the investigation of the case and file the charge sheet, if any, without arresting the petitioners herein. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ B.N.RAO NALLA,J Dated: 20.10.2011 Dsr