IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6729 2009 Between: Mrs. Zehra Bhanu, W/o. Abdul Razak ……Petitioner – accused AND Dr. Mohd. Bareeduddin Shakir & another …… Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6729 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Smt. Zehra Bhanu – accused seeking to quash the order dated 05-08-2009 in Criminal M.P. No.2176 of 2009 in C.C. No.2271 of 2005 passed by the learned IX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. 2. Heard. 3. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 4. The impugned order refers to the reference about existence of the tape-recorded conversation in the affidavit of PW.1 which was filed prior to his (PW.1) cross-examination. Such being the case, the impugned order cannot be held to be erroneous. Thus, I see no merit to entertain this petition. 5. The Criminal Petition fails and is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. PV