THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.3142/2007 Date of Order: 26-08-2010 Between: P. R. Vittal ..Petitioner and 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another. ..Respondents The Court made the following Order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.3142/2007 Oral order: This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., is filed to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioner-A-8 in CC No.792/2006 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Chilakaluripet. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that when the cheques in question issued by M/s. Coimbatore Popular Spinning Mills, the petitioner/A-8 was not the Director as he has resigned as a Director of the Company on 10-3-1999, which has been reflected in Form 32 issued by Assistant Registrar of Companies, Coimbatore, which is enclosed along with the petition and therefore the proceedings initiated against the petitioner are liable to be quashed. Learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this court the Criminal Petition No.2961/2007 filed by A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-9 before this court, whereunder proceedings initiated against him in CC No.792/2006 by order dt. 8-7-2010 holding as under: “….after return of the cheques, the complainant got issued notice on 20-12-2001. But the complaint has not been filed within 45 days from the date of receipt of the notice by the accused. Therefore, taking cognizance of the complaint for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Act is completely against the provisions of Section 142 of the Act. Hence, continuation of the impugned proceedings is nothing but abuse of process of court. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, allowed quashed the proceedings in CC No.792/2006 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Chilakaluripet.” In view of quashing of proceedings against some of the accused, as referred above, and in view of the fact that the petitioner-A-8 has already resigned as a Director, continuation of the proceedings against him is nothing but abuse of process of court. The Criminal petition is, accordingly, allowed quashing the proceedings, in so far as petitioner-A-8 is concerned, in CC No.792/2006 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Chilaluripet. ________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. Dt.26-8-20110 kmr