IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6103 OF 2009 BETWEEN: 1. Manda Swamy S/o. Pedda Lingaiah 2. Manda Malla Reddy S/o. Pedda Lingaiah 3. Manda Ravinder S/o. Pedda Lingaiah 4. Manda Raju S/o. Pedda Swamy …. Petitioners/Accused AND 1. The State, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. Manda Chinna Lingaiah S/o. Rajaiah …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6103 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners Manda Swamy, Manda Malla Reddy, Manda Ravinder, Manda Raju - accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.103 of 2009 of Bejjanki Police Station, Karimnagar District, registered for the offences under Sections 323, 506, 427 and 447 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. As contended by petitioner No.1, the material on record shows that the de facto complainant Mandal Chinna Lingaiah - respondent No.2 herein agreed to sell the property in dispute to petitioner No.1 and a xerox copy of the same is filed herewith. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that interim stay of arrest of the petitioners shall continue till filing of the charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on and the investigating agency shall thoroughly examine, before filing of charge sheet, the issue with regard to the ownership and possession of the property as on the date of complaint. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. _____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 10, 2009. KTL