THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2491 of 2009 Dated : 21.10.2009 Between : M/s.Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. & others ….. Petitioners a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2491 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.109 of 2009 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. 2) Heard both sides. 3) It is a peculiar case where the deceased has taken loan from the bank, in which the petitioners are the employees, and committed default in repayment of the loan amount. Further when the deceased was forced by the petitioners to repay the loan amount, he had allegedly committed suicide. 4) Prima facie, it appears that ingredients of Section 306 of Indian Penal Code are not attracted from the contents of the complaint. However, the learned Public Prosecutor on instructions reports that there is a suicide note, etc. and the case is still at the stage of preliminary investigation. As such, it is too early to arrive at any conclusion regarding merits of the case. Hence, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of the investigation shall go on and in case charge sheet is filed, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the same. 5) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 21st October, 2009 sur