IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8009 OF 2009 BETWEEN: Kothamasu Venkata Pitchaiah S/o.Ramulu …. Petitioner AND 1. The State, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. Palakurthi Bhargava Rao S/o.Hanumantha Rao. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8009 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Kothamasu Venkata Pitchaiah, sole accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.242 of 2008 of One Town Police Station (Law and Order), Vijayawada City, registered for the offences under Sections 418, 420, 463, 464, 467, 468, 471, 506 and 385 IPC read with 156 Cr.P.C. 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 petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of the charge sheet, if any, which the petitioner is at liberty to challenge. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. KTL