IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10448 OF 2009 Between: Naser Abdullah, S/o. Mohd. Jabri ……Petitioner – accused No.2 AND The State of A.P., through the Station House Officer, Hayathnagar Police Station, Cyberabad, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10448 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Naser Abdullah, accused No.2, seeking to quash the proceedings / investigation against him in Crime No.57 of 2008 of Kalapathar Police Station, Hyderabad, on the file of VIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. 2. Heard. 3. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 448, 427 & 379 IPC. 4. The dispute is predominantly civil in nature and there are several disputed questions of fact, based on the record. 5. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 14, 2009. PV