IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO : 140 of 2010 Between: Popoppula Manikyala Rao S/o. Adi Narayana R/o. Penugonda Village & Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Through Public Prosecutor High Court Buildings, Hyderabad, Rep. by S.I. of Police, Penugonda, West Godavari District. 2 Manda Naga Raju S/o. Nathaneal R/o. Bapujipuram, Penugonda Village & Mandal, West Godavari District. 3 Kadiyam Sreenivasa Rao S/o. Anjaneyulu R/o. Bapujipuram, Penugonda Village & Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Section ____ of Crl.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed therewith, the High Court will be pleased toto quash the FIR in Cr. No. 131 / 2009 of Penugonda Police Station, Penugonda Village & Mandal, West Godavari District and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the cirucmstances of the case. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.SARMA, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER PSR, J. Crl.P.No. 140 of 2010 O r d e r: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. Considering the circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet if any. However, the investigation into the case and consequential proceedings based on the result of the investigation shall go on. 4. Accordingly, the petition s disposed of. _______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Dated:27—01—2010. *BVS