THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9323 OF 2009 Dated : 18.11.2009 Between : S.A.Khadar Saheb ….. Petitioner/A.2 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9323 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/A.2 seeking to quash proceedings against him in crime No.208 of 2009 of I Town Police Station Eluru, West Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 409 and 420 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) Brief facts of the case are that in an auction conducted by Eluru Municipality, A.3 was the successful bidder and as per rules he has to deposit some cheques with Municipality, contrary to which, A.3 deposited the cheques belonging to one V.Ramamohana Rao and thereby cheated the Municipality. 4) On instructions, learned Public Prosecutor reports that the allegation against the present petitioner is of not properly supervising the transactions relating to deposits. It is also alleged that the petitioner in collusion with other staff had also committed some misappropriation. Hence, in these circumstances, this petition cannot be entertained and the same is accordingly dismissed. 5) However, considering the circumstance that the complaint does not reveal the participation of the petitioner directly, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 18th November, 2009 SUR