IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1588 OF 2010 Between: Smt. Prathima Reddy & 2 others ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.56, 57 & 58 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, Hyderabad .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1588 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Smt. M. Prathima Reddy, M. Rohit Reddy and Smt. Nitya Reddy, accused Nos.56, 57 & 58 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.6 of 2002 on the file of I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, arising out of Crime No.3 of 2002 of C.I.D. P.S., Hyderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 120-B, 409 & 420 IPC and 5 of A.P. Protection of Depositors Financial Establishments Act, 1999. 2. Heard. 3. The calendar case is of 2002. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that late M. Mohan Reddy, who is husband of petitioner No.1 and father of petitioner Nos.2 and 3, was the person that has allegedly obtained the loan from the Charminar Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Hyderabad and on the basis of it, the alleged offences have arisen, as such, the petitioners have nothing to do with the same. 4. The above contention of the learned counsel may be correct, but the case is pending since 2002 and the petition is filed now after eight (8) years. Further, there are as many as 88 accused in the case and according to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the trial has not commenced so far and some of the accused have approached the Supreme Court. 5. In the circumstances, it is directed that the presence of the petitioners herein alone shall be dispensed with during trial on an appropriate application being filed for the same and on their being represented properly during trial. However, the petitioners shall appear before the trial Court at the time of framing charges, their examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and judgment etc. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 24, 2010. PV