THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.797 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by petitioners – accused Nos.1 and 2 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.34 of 2010 of Guntur Rural Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420 and 506 IPC read with 34 IPC and Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. Heard. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that a false complaint is given at the instance of some other person, against whom the second petitioner has given a complaint alleging that the said person was collecting money on the pretext of providing jobs in the second petitioners company, and that the petitioners are ready to deposit an amount of Rs.90,000/- to show their bonafides that it is a false complaint. 4. Considering these circumstances, it is directed that the investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of investigation shall go on. The second petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.90,000/- before the concerned Special Court, Guntur, within a period of one week from today and on such deposit, the amount shall be kept in a fixed deposit and orders with regard to return of the said amount be passed by the Special Court on the basis of the merits of the case, if no orders are passed by this Court, before the final disposal of the above crime in any manner. On depositing the above amount of Rs.90,000/- the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. Investigation and consequential steps shall go on. 5. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 3rd February 2010, Rns.