Ina Vijay Majithia , Ina Majithia (A2) v. The State Of A.P

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.SUNIL CHOWDARY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4716 of 2017 ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 6 in Crime No.124 of 2015 on the file of the Station House Officer, Nellore IV Town Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, registered under Section 420 read with 34 IPC. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the allegations made in the complaint will not fall within the ambit of Section 420 IPC. He further submitted that the second respondent foisted a false case against the petitioners. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that the allegations made in the complaint prima facie constitute the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioners. 3.

A perusal of the record reveals that the petitioners are A2 and A6 and the second respondent is the de facto complainant. As per the allegations made in the complaint, the petitioners herein cheated the second respondent to a tune of Rs.1,18,50,000/-. The gist of the allegations made in the complaint is that the petitioners herein cheated the second respondent.

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While exercising the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the Court has to take into consideration the

allegations made in the complaint only. The Court is not justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to probability, reliability or genuineness of the allegations made in the complaint at the initial stage of investigation. Whether the petitioners have committed the alleged offence or not will come to light during the course of investigation. The material placed before the Court is prima facie sufficient to investigate into the matter in order to ascertain the truthfulness or otherwise of the allegations made in the complaint. 5.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and also the principle enunciated in R.P.Kapoor v. State of Punjab1, State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal2, V.Y.Jose v. State of Gurajat3 and Teeja Devi v. State of Rajasthan4, I am of the considered view that it is not a fit case to quash the criminal proceedings at the threshold. 6.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also the principle enunciated by the Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar5, the Station House Officer, Nellore IV Town Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, is hereby directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. in Crime No.124 of 2017 so far as the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 6 are concerned.

1 AIR 1960 SC 866 2 AIR 1992 SC 604 3 (2009) 3 SCC 78 4 2015 (1) ACR 564 (SC) 5 2014 (8) SCALE 250

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With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ T.SUNIL CHOWDARY, J Date:22.06.2017 Rns