IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.633 OF 2010 Between: Chikkala Rajani Kanth ……Petitioner – Accused AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.633 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Chikkala Rajani Kanth, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.196 of 2009 of Jaggaiahpet Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the offences under Sections 420 & 506 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The dispute seems to be predominantly civil in nature. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, as the transaction in dispute is barred by limitation, the de facto complainant – respondent No.2 has chosen a circuitous method of giving the false complaint. 4. 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. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J January 29, 2010. PV