THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5538 OF 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in Cr.No.107 of 2010 of Chilakalapudi police station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 2. None appears for the petitioner and no representation is made on her behalf. Heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent-State. Perused the records. 3. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent- District Revenue Officer, Machilipatnam, police registered the above case against the petitioner and others for the offences under Sections 409, 406 r/w 34 IPC. According to the complainant, the records relating to various lands of Krishna District were brought from the Forest Settlement office, Nellore, by one V.Lakshminarayana, Ex-Assistant in Collector’s office, Machilipatnam, on 15.05.2000 under proper acknowledgement and as per the instructions of the then Joint Collector, one Agbal Pasha, Senior Assistant, handed over the said records to the record room. It is alleged that when the Forest Settlement Officer, Vijayawada addressed a letter to the District Revenue Officer for handing over the ‘A’ & ‘B’ registers brought from the Forest Settlement Office, Nellore, it was found that the said registers were handed over to the record room though they were brought from the Forest Settlement Office, Nellore. Petitioner herein is stated to be one of the employees, who also dealt with the said record. Enquiry is said to have been conducted by the Administrative Officer of the Collector’s office after issuing notice. It is further stated in the complaint that the petitioner and others have attended the enquiry and requested for some time to trace the registers, but however they did not trace the record. Necessary proceedings were also initiated against the employees who were in service. Petitioner is stated to have retired from service. The investigation is stated to be still pending. 4. Having regard to the nature of the offence alleged, it is considered not a fit case to quash further proceedings in the First Information Report No.107 of 2010 by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. as the matter requires investigation. However, having regard to the fact that the petitioner is a woman, aged about 63 years, and retired from service long back, she may not be arrested till completion of the investigation. 5. Subject to the above direction, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 20th October, 2010 Tsy