IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9037 OF 2009 Between: 1. K. Basava Rao 2. P. Krishna Goud ……Petitioners – accused Nos.2 and 3 AND State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & 5 others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9037 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners K. Basava Rao and P. Krishna Prasad, accused Nos.2 and 3 respectively, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.49 of 2007 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad corresponding to old C.C. No.652 of 2009 of XVII Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad arising out of Crime No.476 of 2000 of Chikkadpally Police Station, Hyderabad registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 568 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The original C.C. is of 2003. Hence, without going into the merits of the case, I am not inclined to entertain this petition, as it is not desirable to quash the proceedings at this length of time, as in case there is no prima facie case against the petitioners, they ought to have approached this Court initially itself. 4. However, as the original C.C. is of 2003, it is directed that the trial Court shall dispose of the same expeditiously. 5. Further, considering the fact that the C.C. is pending for about a decade and all the time the petitioners were appearing before the trial Court as reported by their counsel, their presence shall be dispensed with in future during trial on an appropriate application being filed by them for the same. However, the petitioners shall invariably attend at the time of framing charges, their examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and judgment. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 2, 2009. PV