V. BHASKARA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a petition filed u/s. 482, Cr. P. C. , to quash investigation in Crime No. 254 of 90 of Abids Police Station, Hyderabad.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts in brief are : One Ramanayya, General Manager of Hotel Ahwanam made a report to the Police, Abids Police Station, on 7-9-90 stating that some cash was missing from their almirah having been stolen and they suspect one Satyam of Guntur. The Police registered it as Cr. No. 254/90 u/ S. 457 and 380, I. P. C. On 13-9,90 the Sub-Inspector arrested one Satyanarayana at his residence in Nacharam, Hyderabad, and recovered Rs. 25,000/- from him. Satyanarayana named three persons as having been involved in the Crime. They are (i) Kasinath, (ii) Kareem and (iii) Prasad. On the same day (i. e. 13-9-90) the Sub-Inspector arrested Kasinath and recovered from him Rs. 5,000/ -. While so, on 25-9- 90 the local Daily, viz. Deccan Chronicle, published a news item stating that there has been a theft of Rs. 1,70,00,000/ - from Ramakrishna Studios at Nacharam, that Sri N. T. Rama Rao has slashed away lakhs of rupees and kept them in Ramakrishna Studios and that a tea-stall owner has fled away with a part of money kept in the f

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