HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY CRL.P.No.879 of 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash proceedings in Crime No.16 of 2009 on the file of Golkonda police station, Hyderabad, registered for offences punishable under Section 24 (i) (B) of the Immigration Act and Section 420 IPC, on the basis of a complaint given by the respondent herein (the de facto complainant in Crime No.16 of 2009) (for short ‘the de facto complainant’) against the petitioners herein (A-1 to A-3 in Crime No.16 of 2009) (for short ‘A-1 to A-3’). 2. The point for consideration is whether sufficient grounds are there to uphold the claim of the accused? 3. The prosecution case is as follows: A-2 and A-3 are doing business of sending manpower to abroad unauthorizedly and earning profits illegally staying in a house bearing door No.9-4-110/38/A/B, Virasathnagar, Tolichowki, Hyderabad. While so, on 17-01-2009, when the de facto complainant was in the task force office, Secunderabad, he received credible information that A-1 to A-3 were sending manpower to abroad illegally and unauthrizedly and later he along with his staff went and raided the said house and apprehended A-1, who is a computer operator, and recorded confessional statement of A-1 and seized 50 nos. of filled bio-data forms etc., from the possession of A-1 in the presence of mediators. On the basis of A-1’s confessional statement, he along his panchas, went to Erragadda and apprehended A-2 and A-3, who are the representatives of M/s.Kariman Enterprises, Mumbai and seized 150 bio-data forms etc., from them. Hence, the complaint. 4. The contention of the learned counsel for A-1 to A-3 is that there is no incriminating material in respect of the alleged offence and therefore, the prosecution against them is not warranted and it also amounts to abuse of process of law. 5. The case is only at the crime stage and the investigation of the case is going on. Further, the prosecution case makes it clear that on credible information, A-1 to A-3 along with others involved in the business of sending manpower to abroad illegally and unauthorizedly, and the de facto complainant went to the spot and later seized the relevant material from A-1 to A-3. Further unless necessary investigation is conducted, it cannot be said that they are innocents of the said allegations. Hence, it is advisable to allow the police to continue the investigation of the case and come to a definite conclusion with regards to the involvement of A-1 to A-3 in the matter. Therefore, the proceedings against A-1 to A-3 cannot be quashed at this stage. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ___________________________ 30th November 2011 G.KRISHNAMOHAN REDDY,J kvr