IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.3226 OF 2005 Between: N.C. Purkoit, S/o. A.R. Purkoit ……Petitioner – accused No.1 AND State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hydeabad & another …… Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.3226 OF 2005 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner N.C. Purkoit, accused No.1, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C. No.148 of 2005 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kovur, Nellore District, filed by the complainant Sompalli Mahesh, respondent No.2 herein, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 201 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. This petition is pending since 2005 without admission. 4. The allegation against the petitioner is of misappropriation of crores of rupees. Though some specific instances are also given, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, which requires investigation and appropriate steps, and as there is interim stay for all these five years, I do not intend to vacate the same to the extent of arrest of the petitioner. 5. Therefore, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. Further, it is also directed that the investigating agency can go ahead with the investigation and consequential steps based on the result of the investigation. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 13, 2009 PV