THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4944 of 2009 ORDER: 1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in crime no.116 of 2008 of Women Police Station, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad registered for the offence under Section 406 I.P.C. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Except an omnibus allegation that before going to Behrain, the accused persons, under the pretext of keeping the entire jewellery in the safe custody in bank locker, have taken the same from the second respondent/complainant and they were not made available to her thereafter, there is no allegation against the petitioner that the complainant handed over custody of certain articles and they were kept in the bank locker of the present petitioner. So, when there is no entrustment, the question of misappropriation does not arise. 4. In any view of the matter, after pronouncement of divorce, the second respondent/complainant filed F.C. O.P. No.314 of 2008 on the file of the Judge, Family Court, City Civil Court at Hyderabad against A.1, A.2 and the petitioner/A.3 for return of cash, jahaz articles, jewellery, gold ornaments and chadava presentations that were given at the time of marriage. In the said O.P., the complainant filed a memo dated 11.02.2010, stating that the claim has been settled between the parties amicably and there is no further claim against the respondents therein with regard to any articles. Therefore, continuation of the impugned proceedings against the petitioner is nothing but abuse of process of Court. 5. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, allowed. The proceedings in crime no.116 of 2008 of Women Police Station, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad are quashed against the petitioner/A.3. ----------------------- (K.C.Bhanu, J.) 20.08.2010 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4944 of 2009 Date: 19.8.2010 Between: Zaheer Ahmed …Petitioner And State of A.P. rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4944 of 2009 20.8.2010