THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9299 OF 2009 Dated : 09.11.2009 Between : Donthi Reddy Sudhaker Reddy & others ….. Petitioners/ A.1, A.2 & A.4 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9299 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.4 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.149 of 2007 of Narsapur Police Station, Medak District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 408, 405, 415, 420, 423 and 425 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The crime is registered in the year 2007 and the petition for quashing the proceedings is filed in the year 2009. As such, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there is no prima facie case against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court for quashing the proceedings at the initial stage itself. However, in the circumstances, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. It is further directed that the Police shall file charge sheet/final report in the crime as soon as possible as by now they must have completed the investigation. 4) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of with above direction. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 9th November, 2009 SUR