THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.530 OF 2011 DATED 24th JANUARY, 2011. BETWEEN : G.Gangadhar & others .. Petitioners-A.2 to A.11 and The State of A.P. & another ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.530 OF 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-A.2 to A.11 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.244 of 2010 of Devanpally Police Station. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that F.I.R. is registered on the basis of the private complaint filed by the de facto complainant. He further submits that nothing is averred in the complaint lodged against the petitioners. In spite of that, respondent- Police registered a case. Learned counsel fairly admits before this Court that basing on the complaint forwarded by the learned Magistrate under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., crime has been registered against the petitioners. When a complaint is forwarded under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., there is no option for the investigating agency to register the case and thereafter only action against the accused can be dropped if the complaint does not disclose any offence. In view of the same, the present complaint is registered against the petitioners. Further, the provisions under which the petitioners are charged are punishable only with the imprisonment of three years. Hence, taking into consideration the latest amendment made to Section 41 Cr.P.C., the respondent-Police are directed not to harass the petitioners and petitioners are also at liberty to approach the Court by way of filing anticipatory bail. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 24.01.2011 sur