THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12066 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.603 of 2011 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ananthapur. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is residing in Hyderabad, whereas the present private complaint is filed before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Anantapur, as such, the present complaint may be quashed. Admittedly, the complaint in the present case is filed under Section 200 Cr.P.C. When the petitioner is residing in Hyderabad and the present private complaint is filed before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Anantapur, who has no jurisdiction to take cognizance of the present complaint as contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner, an enquiry has to be conducted as per Section 202 Cr.P.C. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of directing the learned Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Anantapur, to conduct an enquiry as per Section 202 Cr.P.C. and then proceed with the case. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 25.11.2011 v v