IN THE HIGH COURT OF LJUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH (12th) DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.11261 of 2010 Between: Dheeravath Srinu … Petitioner And: The State of A.P., through SHO, Miryalaguda I Town PS, Nalgonda district rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad & & another … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.11261 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash further proceedings in Cr.No.174 of 2010 of Miryalaguda I Town PS, Nalgonda district. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared for the 2nd respondent. Perused the record. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent, Miryalaguda I Town PS registered a case in Cr.No.174 of 2010 for the offences under Sections 468 and 420 of IPC against the petitioner. As per the allegations in the complaint, the complainant sought the assistance of the petitioner-Accused to fill up the voucher so as to deposit the cheque given by A.P. Seeds Corporation, in State Bank of Hyderabad (ADB) Branch, Miryalaguda and the petitioner has played fraud by altering the name and account number on the cheque and has deposited the said cheque into his own account and withdrew the amount. 4. Having regard to the nature of the offence and seriousness of the allegations in the complaint, it is not a fit case where inherent powers of this Court under section 482 Cr.P.C. can be invoked to scuttle the investigation. On the other hand, the allegations made in the complaint requires thorough investigation so as to ascertain the truth or otherwise thereof. 5. It is well established that the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. have to be exercised with due care, caution and circumspection and cannot be invoked to thwart further investigation at the threshold, especially when the specific allegations prima-facie attracting the ingredients of the alleged offences are made, like the present one. There are absolutely no valid or sufficient grounds to quash further proceedings against the petitioner by invoking the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in the present case. 6. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 12.11.2010 bss