THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11196 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner/A-2 approached this court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.46 of 2011 on the file of P.S. Eluru II Town (Law & Order), West Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of A.P. Gaming Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations against the petitioner in the entire mediator panchanama, on the basis of which the present crime is registered, do not prima facie constitute an offence of cheating under Section 420 IPC. On going through the entire record, this Court is of the view that there are no prima facie ingredients of Section 420 IPC against the petitioner, but at the same time it is to be noticed that the offences under Section 3 and 4 of A.P. Gaming Act are also alleged against the petitioner. The F.I.R. itself is not an end of the investigation, but it is initiation of the investigation. Hence, in this matter, the Investigating Officer cannot be prevented from proceeding with the investigation at this stage and he has to consider the aspect as to whether the complaint does not disclose the commission of an offence under Section 420 IPC by the petitioner. As such, the Investigating Officer concerned is directed to conclude the investigation and file the charge sheet either way. Accordingly, this criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 11.11.2011 v v