IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7931 OF 2009 Between: V. Suresh Reddy, S/o. V. Rosi Reddy ……Petitioner – Accused AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7931 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner V. Suresh Reddy, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.257 of 2009 of Dhone Police Station, Kurnool District, referred by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Dhone, registered for the offences under Sections 420 IPC and 138, 141 & 42 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4 . With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 8, 2009. PV