HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 10447 of 2009 O R D E R: The Petitioners 1 to 4 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 471, 506 /34 IPC in crime No. 287 of 2009 of Balangar Police Station, Cyberabad. The 2nd respondent/defacto complainant filed private complaint before the Magistrate and it was referred to the police for investigation and report under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. 2. Subject matter of dispute between the parties relates to business transactions between them. Even though, several points were raised in the petition, the petitioners’ counsel urged only one point namely, that the complainant/2nd respondent gave a letter dated 13-11-2009 stating that he settled the dispute with the accused and that all the accused in crime No.287 of 2009 of Balangar Police Station shall be absolved. The petitioners’ counsel prayed that FIR in this case is liable to be quashed having regard to the above letter dated 13-11-2009. But before giving relief on the basis of the said letter dated 13-11- 2009, truth or voluntary nature of the said letter has to be ascertained by the Investigating Officer. It is only thereafter, the police can drop the criminal case. 3. In the result, the Investigating Officer in Crime No.287 of 2009 of Balangar Police Station, Cyberabad is directed to call both the parties and to record their statements or further statements touching the letter dated 13-11-2009 and if the Investigating Officer is satisfied about truth and voluntary nature of the said letter, the Investigating Officer is directed to drop the criminal case by filing referred charge sheet under the caption of “settled out of court”. With the above observation, the criminal petition is disposed of. ____________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J 01-10-2010 Mjl/*