THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5506 of 2009 Dated : 09.11.2009 Between : M.Sivaram & others ….. Petitioner/A.3 to A.6 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5506 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.3 to A.6 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.248 of 2005 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nandyal, arising out of crime No.99 of 2004 of Nandyal III Town Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 418, 420, 425 and 427 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The calendar case is of the year 2005 and the petition for quashing the proceedings is filed in the year 2009. As such, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there is no prima facie case against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court for quashing the proceedings at the initial stage itself. 4) However, as it is reported by the learned counsel for the petitioners that non-bailable warrants are pending against these petitioners, it is directed that the petitioners shall appear before the trial Court within two weeks from today and on their filing an application, the trial Court shall recall the non-bailable warrants issued against them after taking appropriate bonds and till such time, the petitioners shall not be arrested. In case, the petitioners fail to appear before the trial Court within two weeks, consequential action can be taken against them by the trial Court. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 9th November, 2009 SUR