THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6203 OF 2009 Dated : 03.11.2009 Between : D.Jayaprakash Babu ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6203 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/A.3 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.184 of 2009 of Governorpet Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 170, 406, 409, 419, 411, 109 and 420 I.P.C. 2) Allegations against the petitioner are that the petitioner, who worked as Junior Assistant of District Panchayat Office, Krishna, Machilipatnam, had not discharged his duties properly, which led to misappropriation of Government funds by the then District Panchayat Officer/A.1 herein. 3) Heard. 4) According to the learned Public Prosecutor the role played by the petitioner in the crime is of handling cheque book and all the remaining allegations are against A.1 only. Though the allegation against this petitioner is of being negligent in discharge of his duties only, his involvement in the fraud cannot be ruled out altogether. However, considering the circumstances that the petitioner is facing prosecution and is under suspension as reported by the counsel for the petitioner, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. The investigation and consequential steps on the basis of the investigation shall go on and in case charge sheet is filed, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the same. 5) Criminal petition is disposed of accordingly. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 3rd November, 2009 SUR