IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10153 OF 2009 BETWEEN: 1. Kota Radhakrishna S/o. Late Narasannanaidu 2. Kota Satyavathi W/o. Radhakrishna …. Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 10 AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Siripuram Branch, Visakhapatnam. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10153 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.486 of 2005 of III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, registered for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 read with 120-B IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The allegation against the petitioners is of mortgaging fabricated documents with the de facto complainant bank for getting a loan. Prima facie, it appears that the vendor of the petitioners himself has impersonated the real owner of the property in mortgage and executed the documents in favour of the petitioners. Thus, the petitioners are also prima facie in the position of victims. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of the result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ December 03, 2009 P. SWAROOP REDDY, J KTL