THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.652 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner-Accused No.2 approaches the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings pending against him in Crime No.45 of 2011 of, P.S.Tirumala II Town, Chittoor District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 408, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477 and 120-B IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is working in the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam since 1992 in different categories and till date there were no allegations or remarks against the petitioner and he was falsely implicated in the present complaint. 4. The present complaint being registered for the offences punishable under Sections 408, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477 and 120-B IPC, that too, registered on 29.09.2010, it is for the Investigating Officer and prerogative of the Investigating Officer, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings at the stage. In any event, the Investigating Officer is hereby directed not to harass the petitioner and to follow the procedure established as per Section 41 of amended Cr.P.C. 5. With the above observation, the criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 28th January 2011, Rns