THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6786 OF 2009 Dated : 18.11.2009 Between : K.Mahesh Kumar ….. Petitioner/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6786 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.162 of 2009 of I Town Police Station Kurnool registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The allegation against the petitioner is that he sold the schedule property to the de facto complainant/second respondent by suppressing the fact that said property was already attached by the Court and thereby cheated the complainant. 4) Prima facie material on record reveals that the petitioner in spite of having knowledge of the fact that the schedule property was already attached by the Court had sold away the same to the de facto complainant for an amount of Rs.10,00,000/-. As such, the proceedings against the petitioner cannot be quashed at this stage as the investigation is still in progress. Hence, the criminal petition is liable to be dismissed. 5) However, in the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 18th November, 2009 SUR