IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE 26th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009 CRIMINAL PETITION No.6713 of 2009 Between: A. Narasimha Rao ….PETITIONER(S) a n d The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, and others ….RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6713 of 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by A-5 in C.C.No.68 of 2005 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Huzurnagar, Nalgonda District, seeking to quash the proceedings against him for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Heard. 3. Admittedly, this petition is filed after four years of institution of C.C.No.68 of 2005 referred to above and the contention of the petitioner (A-5) is that he resigned from the A-1 Company long back and has nothing to do with the affairs of the Company and so he is not responsible for issuance of the cheque which is said to be dishonoured. But the material on record shows that the said cheque is dated 10.08.2004 and by the time the petitioner has actually participated in the affairs of the A-1 Company. Further more, as already stated above, since the petition is filed after four years of the institution of the proceedings, I see absolutely no merits in this petition. 4. The Criminal Petition is accordingly, dismissed. _______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 26th October 2009 CVRK