THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO. CRL. PETITION No. 9204 of 2010. ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Cr.No. 149 of 2010 of P.S. Nuzvid (T) police station, Krishna District. I have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. The State Bank of India, Nuzvid Branch lodged a report dt. 24.8.2010 before the Station House Officer, Nuzvid, Town Police Station alleging misappropriation of Government funds during the period from 9.1.2009 to 12.4.2010 and that basing on the said report, a case in Cr.No. 149 of 2010 under Section 420 IPC was registered against the petitioner. The learned Counsel for the petitioner contended that audit of the accounts pertaining to the complainant bank was conducted during the years 2009 and 2010 and if really there was any misappropriation of funds, the same would have been noticed by the Auditing Authorities and that registering the case against the petitioner after lapse of more than one and half years is illegal and therefore he sought to quash the proceedings. The contention of the learned Counsel for the petitioner cannot be countenanced since the case is still under investigation and it cannot be concluded at this stage that the petitioner is not responsible for the alleged misappropriation of funds. I see no merit in the criminal petition and accordingly dismiss the same. ______________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J. 17.09.2010. KRB. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO. CRL. PETITION No. 9204 of 2010. ORDER: Dt. 17.09.2010.