IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.11072 OF 2009 Between: A. Kavitha, W/o. A. Madhavareddy ……Petitioner – Accused No.15 AND The State, through the Sub-Inspector of Police, P.T.M. Mandal Police Station, Chittoor District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.11072 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner A. Kavitha, accused No.15, seeking to quash the proceedings against her in Crime No.56 of 2009 of P.T.M. Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offences under Sections 406, 409, 420 and 477-A IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Certain irregularities are alleged against several Government Officers and the petitioner is only a Branch Post Master, who has allegedly released the amounts, but the allegations are not clear against her as to what is her role in the fraud committed by the accused. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 31, 2009. PV