THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13302 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.152 of 2010 on the file of Srikalahasthi Urban Police Station. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that for the same set of facts and occurrence, a case in Crime No.69 of 2010 of Thotembadu Police Station was already registered. After registration of the said crime, the defacto-complainant filed the present private complaint before the concerned Court and the same was referred to Srikalahasthi Urban Police Station under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., for investigation. Thereupon, the police registered the said complaint as a case in Crime No.152 of 2010. On the other hand, learned counsel for the defacto-complainant submitted that when Thotembadu Police failed to register the case on the basis of the complaint given by the defacto-complainant in the year 2009, the defacto-complainant filed the present private complaint before the concerned Court. He further submitted that knowing the fact that the defacto-complainant filed the present private complaint before the competent Court, Thotembadu Police registered the earlier complaint as a case in Crime No.69 of 2010. Perused the entire records and heard the learned counsel for both the parties. Crime No.69 of 2010 is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 323, 354 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC, whereas in the present crime i.e., Crime No.152 of 2010, apart from registration of the offences in Crime No.69 of 2010, the offences punishable under Sections 307, 341, 366, 376 and 120-B of IPC are also registered. Thus, this Court is of the view that both cases i.e., Crime Nos.69 and 152 of 2010 can be transferred to one police station and Investigated by the same Investigating Officer to find out the veracity of the complaints and the occurrence stated in the complaints. Hence, Crime No.69 of 2010 of Thotembadu Police Station is transferred to Srikalahasthi Urban Police Station for further investigation. The Investigating Officer is directed to consider both the complaints registered as cases in Crime Nos.69 and 152 of 2010 for investigation and file final report either way after completion of investigation. This criminal petition is, accordingly, disposed of. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 06.04.2011 v v