IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10157 OF 2009 Between: Deekonda Shyamsunder, S/o. Lachaiah ……Petitioner – accused AND Bommaraveni Mallesh @ Mallaiah & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10157 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Deekonda Shyamsunder, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C. No.236 of 2009 (Old – C.C. No.106 of 2008) on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class – cum – Special Mobile Court (PCR), Karimnagar, Karimnagar District, filed by the complainant Bommaraveni Mallesh @ Mallaiah, respondent No.1 herein, for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks quashing of the C.C., which is of 2008, by raising a legal question. 3. I am not inclined to entertain this petition at this length of time on account of delay in approaching this Court. 4. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the admission stage itself. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file discharge petition before the trial Court and take all the pleas available to him and the trial Court is directed to dispose of the C.C. within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 4, 2009. NOTE: Communicate the copy of this order to the Presiding Officer concerned immediately. (B/O) PV