HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8503 OF 2010 Dated : 02.09.2010 Between : V.Shanker & others … Petitioners-accused A n d The State of A.P. & another … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8503 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.53 of 2010 of Karepalli Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 447 and 324 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are in possession of the subject property and in that connection already representations were made by the accused to the concerned District Collector, who also ordered for an enquiry. He further submitted that the petitioners also lodged a complaint against the de facto complainant, which is registered as crime No.52 of 2010 by the very same Police for the offence punishable under Sections 447 and 324 of IPC. Having perused the entire material on record and heard the arguments, this Court is of the view that basing solely on the contentions of the petitioners’ counsel, proceedings in F.I.R. cannot be quashed. It is the prerogative duty of the investigation officer to consider the said submission of the petitioners during the course of investigation. Therefore, petitioners is at liberty to place before the investigating officer the documents relied on them in support of their claim i.e. regarding the possession and also pending of enquiry before the concerned Collector etc. and the investigating officer shall consider the same in proper perspective and file final report either way. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated :02.09.2010 sur