THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9739 OF 2009 Dated : 20.11.2009 Between : Dr.S.Madhavi ….. Petitioners/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & others ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9739 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/Accused seeking to quash proceedings in crime No.234 of 2009 of Kadapa I Town Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Section 338 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The allegation against the petitioner is that she acted negligently while operating the eye of the defacto complainant resulting into permanent loss of his eye. 4) In view of the serious allegations leveled against the petitioner, it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner. However, in the circumstances of the case 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. It is further directed that the petitioner shall not be called to Police Station and her examination, if any required, shall be done at her hospital as the same can only be a formal examination since the entire investigation has to be done by examining the other witnesses only. Police are at liberty to take appropriate action on the basis of investigation. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 20th November, 2009 SUR