IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9660 OF 2009 Between: B. Haje Naik s/o Jagane Naik aged about 50 years, R/o Ramanaik Thanda, Peddamandyam Mandal, Kamblapalika taluk, Musilakunta Gram Panchayath, Chittor district & Anr. ……Petitioners-Accused V/s. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad & Anr. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Ch. Srinivas Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Public Prosecutor Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP for Panchayat Raj HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9 6 6 0 OF 2009 O R D E R : This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners - Sri B. Haje Naik, s/o Jagane Naik and Sri Doraswamy Naik s/o Mallu Naik are seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No. 67 of 2009 of Peddamandyam Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420 and 477 (A) IPC read with section 34 IPC IPC. 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 petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any, which he can challenge. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 8, 2009. I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRL.P.No.9 6 6 0 OF 2009 CIRCULATION No. 5 5 COMPUTER NO. 43 03-11-2009 Court Master: I s L