THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.990 of 2010 Dated : 08.02.2010 Between : Annaldas Laxminarayana ….. Petitioner/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.990 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.16 of 2010 of Karimnagar I Town Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 418 and 420 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The complaint alleges that the petitioner sold the house property, which is constructed in an assigned land, to the complainant and thereby cheated him. 4) In view of the nature of allegations, which are required to be investigated into, it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner even before completion of investigation. 5) However, as the dispute is predominately civil in nature, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation can go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 8th February, 2010 SUR