IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6685 OF 2009 Between: 1. V.G.A. Dasaratha 2. V.G.A. Lakshmamma 3. K. Abdul Kalik ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.2, 4 & 5 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.6685 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners V.G.A. Dasaratha, V.G.A. Lakshmamma and K. Abdul Kalik, accused Nos.2, 4 & 5 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.157 of 2009 of Yemmiganur Town Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the offences under Sections 419, 468, 420 & 423 IPC read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Now, learned counsel for the petitioners Sri Pottigari Sridhar Reddy (6622) reports that petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are no more, as such, the petition has become infructuous against them. 4. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous as against petitioner Nos.1 and 2. 5. Further, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, so far as petitioner No.3 is concerned, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on against him, but he shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 1, 2010. PV