THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.939 of 2008 Date of Order: 01-07-2010 Between: Villa Srinivasa Rao ..Petitioner and 1. State of A.P. rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad and others ..Respondents The Court made the following Order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.939 of 2008 Oral order: Petitioner/accused No.3 in C.C.No.173 of 2005 facing trial for the offences under Sections 404, 420, 506 and 509 r/w 34 IPC in Cr.Nos.4, 5 and 6 of 2004 of V Town Land and Order Police Station, Visakhapatnam filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings. The police after due investigation into the crime laid the charge sheet, where the petitioner was arrayed as A3. Admittedly, the petitioner was arrested on 15-03-2004 and the present application for quashment was filed on 18-02-2008. Since from four years he proceeded with the matter and participated in the trial, but not taken any steps to discharge him from the offence by establishing that the evidence adduced by the prosecution during the course of investigation do not disclose any offence. In view of the same, this court is not inclined to quash the proceedings at this stage. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. 01-07-2010 Murthy