THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9356 of 2009 Dated : 10.11.2009 Between : B.Madhu Babu & another ….. Petitioners/A.3 and A.4 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9356 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A.3 and A.4 seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.120 of 2009 of Razole Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) Brief facts of the case are that on the pretext of providing jobs to the defacto complainant and others, accused have taken amounts from them and later failed to provide jobs or to return the amounts. 4) Material on record reveals that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners about receiving money and the only allegation against them is that when the defacto complainant demanded for return of amount, they abused him. As of now, there appears to be no substantial material against the present petitioners. However, even before completion of investigation, participation of the present petitioners in the crime cannot be decided. Therefore, at this stage proceedings against the petitioners cannot be quashed. But, considering the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation shall go on and the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if any filed. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 10th November, 2009 SUR