IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.11453 OF 2010 Between:- M/s Hi-Point College of Engineering and Technology Chilkur Village, Moinabad, Ranga Reddy District and others …Petitioners A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.11453 OF 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash further proceedings against the petitioners/accused in S.T.C.No.1777 of 2007 on the file of the VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the records. 3. The complaint given by the second respondent-Provident Fund Inspector was taken cognizance by the learned Magistrate for the offences under Sections 14(1B), 14A(1) and 14A(2) of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 read with Para 29(d) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, alleging that the accused have not remitted the amounts to the Employees’ Provident Fund and thereby committed default. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that subsequently the petitioners/accused have remitted the amounts due, together with penalty and the second respondent promised to withdraw the complaint but failed to do so. He would further submit that earlier this Court granted stay of appearance of the petitioners and directed to appear before the Court after summons are received but however no summons were served on the petitioners and they came to know that NBWs were issued against them. 5. In the circumstances, without going into merits of the case, it is directed that the petitioners/accused shall appear before the learned Magistrate within two weeks from today and seek appropriate orders for their regular attendance before the Court. The learned Magistrate is also directed to dispose of the case within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, duly taking into consideration the plea that the amounts have already been remitted with penalty. 6. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of accordingly. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 19th November, 2010 Note: Cc in (2) days B/o Lrkm.