IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.7591 of 2009 DATE: 29.09.2011 Between: 1. N.Gururaja Rao and another …… Petitioners And The State of A.P, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P, and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.7591 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners 1 and 2/A-1 and A-4 who are accused of offence punishable under Sections 409 I.P.C, are aggrieved by the delay in investigation. F.I.R in this case was registered on 29.11.2004. It relates to misappropriation of funds of Sangameshwara Grameena Bank, Sasanool Branch of Mahabubnagar District. The alleged misappropriated sum is Rs.50.67 lakhs approximately. All the accused in the crime are no other than managers and employees of the Bank. It is stated by the petitioners’ counsel that originally investigation was made by the police and final report was filed before the Magistrate to the effect that there is no evidence of misappropriation, and that the defacto-complainant filed protest petition and that subsequently after another police officer came into the station he filed another petition for investigation and that the Magistrate passed order for further investigation. The said order was questioned by A-1 to A-4 and A-6 in Criminal Petition Nos.839 and 933 of 2006 in this Court. This Court by order dated 02.03.2006 disposed of the said Criminal Petitions rejecting prayer for quashing the proceedings and permitting the investigating officer to further investigate the case. Because of various proceedings in different Courts and in this Court, the delay in investigation occurred. The petitioners cannot hustle the investigating agency. The investigating agency is entitled to investigate and further investigate till the period provided under Section 468 Cr.P.C. Because of the alleged delay in investigation, the proceedings in this case are not liable to be quashed. 2) Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The investigating agency is directed to expedite investigation in this matter. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J September 29, 2011 KSH