IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9727 OF 2009 Between: Pradeeptha Kumar, S/o. N.C. Das ……Petitioner – accused No.3 AND The Tahsildar, Marripadu Mandal, Nellore District & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9727 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Pradeeptha Kumar, accused No.3, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.101 of 2009 of Marripadu Police Station, Nellore District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420 & 468 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is of purchasing a land that belongs to the Government through some mediators. 4. Thus, prima facie, the petitioner is in the position of a victim but not of accused. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 20, 2009. PV