THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.5386, 5387 and 8116 OF 2009 Dated : 12.11.2009 Between : P.Peri Reddy ….. Petitioner/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.5386, 5387 and 8116 OF 2009 COMMON ORDER : These criminal petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. are filed by the petitioner/A.3 in C.C.Nos.273 of 2008, 272 of 2008 and 526 of 2008 on the file of the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, seeking to quash proceedings against him in above said cases. 2) Heard. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is not actively associated in the business transactions, he has not issued the cheques and as such he is not liable. 4) The document executed in between the parties, no doubt, shows that the petitioner is not an active partner of the business, but there is substantial material on record like memorandum of understanding and notice, etc, which reveal that the petitioner is actively participating in the business and that the cheques were issued with active participation of the petitioner. Under all these circumstances, it cannot be said that there is no prima facie case against the petitioner. 5) Hence, all the three criminal petitions are dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 12th November, 2009 SUR