HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9784 OF 2010 Dated 1-10-2010 Between: Abala Bala Murali Krishna.. …Petitioner. And: The State through Police Station. Kanchanbagh represented by Pubic Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9784 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the F.I.R. in Cr.No.150 of 2010 of P.S.Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. Petitioner herein is the accused. The petitioner borrowed certain amounts by pledging the jewellery items with the 2nd respondent who is a pawn broker. Subsequent to that, the petitioner issued a notice to the 2nd respondent stating not to tamper with the said jewellery. Subsequently, on a report lodged by the 2nd respondent against the petitioner alleging that the jewellery so pledged was mixed with copper and the petitioner has willfully pledged the same for cheating the 2nd respondent, Kanchanbagh Police registered a case in F.I.R.No.150 of 2010. The present Petition is filed by the petitioner to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.150 of 2010 of Kanchanbagh Police Station, Hyderabad. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that it is the duty of the 2nd respondent to verify and check the ornaments and the very fact that after issuing notice by the petitioner, the 2nd respondent lodged a report with the police which clearly indicates that the report was given only to harass the petitioner and hence, the F.I.R. registered against the petitioner may be quashed. As to the aforesaid contentions, it may be stated that in a proceeding under Section 482 Cr.P.C., such contentions cannot be examined since it requires thorough examination of evidence. The question as to whether the petitioner has cheated the 2nd respondent or not is a matter to be decided at the time of trial but not in the present petition. In view of the foregoing reasons, I am not inclined to quash the proceedings pending against the petitioner in Cr.No.150 of 2010 of Kanchanbagh Police Station, Hyderabad and this Criminal petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. __________________________ Justice R.KANTHA RAO Dated 1-10-2010 Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9784 OF 2010 Dated 1-10-2010