THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.969 of 2010 Dated : 08.02.2010 Between : K.Venkanna ….. Petitioner-A.5 a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.969 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-A.5 seeking to quash proceedings against him in Crime No.134 of 2009 of CCS Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 5 of A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999. 2) Heard. 3) This is a case where the petitioner was alleged to have started a chit fund business in the name of his wife A.1 and cheated several innocent persons to the tune of crores of amount. 4) The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that as far as A.1 is concerned, stay was already granted, and this petitioner is nothing to do with the crime. 5) The material on record reveals that the present petitioner is the husband of A.1, who is the main accused in this case, and the petitioner must be the actual person behind the chit fund business run by A.1 i.e. his wife. Prima facie material on record also reveals participation of the petitioner in the alleged cheating. Absolutely, there are no grounds in the petition to quash proceedings against the present petitioner. 6) Therefore, the criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 8th February, 2010 SUR