IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10239 of 2010 Date: 12.11.2010 Between: Sri Peri Narasimha Murthy and 3 others. .... Petitioners. And: The State of A.P., rep. By its PP, High Court of A.P., and another. ....Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10239 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.981 of 2006 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Perused the material available on record. The petitioners along with several others are facing prosecution for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 420, 120-B, 467, 468, 471, 506 and read with Section 34 IPC in C.C.No.981 of 2006. It is not disputed that earlier the other accused filed batch of Criminal Petitions Nos.5943, 6549 of 2007 and 6388 of 2008 and this Court by order dated 17.06.2010 allowed the said batch of Criminal Petitions on the ground that the entire dispute is purely civil in nature and the continuation of proceedings in C.C.No.981 of 2006 is nothing but abuse of process of Court. Accordingly, further proceedings in C.C.No.981 of 2006 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam were quashed. The present petitioners/A-5, A-33, A-50 and A-56 also stands on the same footing as all the other accused herein are the petitioners in the above batch of Criminal Petitions. The reasons mentioned in the order dated 17.06.2010 in the above Criminal Petitions holds good even in respect of the present petitioners and their case is squarely covered by the said order. In such circumstances, having regard to the earlier order dated 17.06.2010 passed by this Court, referred to supra and for the terms mentioned therein, the further proceedings in C.C.No.981 of 2006 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam insofar as the petitioners/ A-5, A-33, A-50 and A-56 are concerned are also held liable to be quashed and they are accordingly quashed. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed and further proceedings in C.C.No.981 of 2006 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam are quashed. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY November 12th, 2010 GK. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY TRANSFER CRIMINAL PETITION No.10239 of 2010 Date: 12.11.2010 GK.