THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.956 of 2010 Dated : 17.02.2010 Between : S.M.Kaleemullah Siddiqui & 2 others ….. Petitioners-A.1 to A.3 a n d 1) Mohammed Arifuddin 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.956 OF 2010 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.19 of 2008 of Begum Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 468, 471 and 420 I.P.C. 2) Heard. 3) The allegations against the petitioners are of creation of false documents by way of forgery and fraudulently transacting the mulgies belonging to the complainant and his wife and thereby cheating them. 4) The claim of the petitioners is that they have not committed the alleged offence. The case depends mostly on documentary evidence and civil litigations are also pending between the parties. 5) In view of the nature of allegations, it is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings against the petitioners even before completion of investigation. However, keeping in view the civil litigations pending between the parties, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of investigation can go on. 6) Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 17th February, 2010 SUR