IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.874 OF 2010 Between: S. Surendra ……Petitioner – Accused No.2 AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & 2 others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.874 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner S. Surendra, accused No.2, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.16 of 2009 of Tirupathi East Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offences under Sections 420 & 424 read with 34 IPC and 156(3) Cr.P.C. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 4, 2010. PV