THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6728 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner – A-1, Nagababu alias Nagu, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in FIR No.47 of 2009 dated 29-10-2009 of Mothugudem Police Station, Khammam District, registered for the offences under Sections 365, 323 and 506 IPC. 2. None appears on behalf of the petitioner. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with four others kidnapped respondent No.2 – de facto complainant, Vaddi Kameswara Rao, on 28-10-2009, beat him severely and later set him free threatening to kill him if he discloses the incident to anyone. 4. Sri Rudresh Deshpande, learned counsel, representing the learned Public Prosecutor, reports that the investigation in the crime is under progress. 5. This petition is pending since July, 2010 without any progress. The proceeding sheet shows that thrice i.e. on 23-08-2010, 31-08-2010 and 03-09-2010, the matter was adjourned for reporting compromise. Thereafter, on 08-09-2010 and 15-09-2010, the matter was simply adjourned to next week. From then, the matter came up for hearing today only and today also there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 6. In the circumstances, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner at this stage. 7. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. __________________ B.N. RAO NALLA, J October 20, 2011. PV