THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10845 OF 2009 Dated : 29.12.2009 Between : P.Venkata Murali Krishna Prasad & others ….. Petitioners/Accused a n d The State of A.P. & others ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10845 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners/accused seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.109 of 2007 of Narasaraopet Town Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 448, 427, 468 and 420 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The crime is registered in the year 2007 and the petition seeking to quash the proceedings is filed in the year 2009. Hence, without going into merits of the case, this petition is liable to be dismissed as in case there is no prima facie material against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court at the initial stage itself and the petitioners might have filed this petition in order to delay the disposal of main case. 4) However, considering the circumstances of the case, it is directed that petitioner Nos.2 to 11 shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation can go on. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 29th December, 2009 SUR