THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4527 of 2019

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) by the petitioner/accused No.1, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.307 of 2016 on the file of the XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally at Hyderabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Heard Mr.K.Sathakarni, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Thomas Lloyd, learned counsel for respondent No.3 and Mr.M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2.

3. Brief facts of the case:

3.1. Respondent No.3/de facto complainant lodged a complaint against the petitioner, stating that the petitioner approached her and asked her to purchase a house bearing Municipal No.8-2- 293/82/A/795, situated at Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, claiming that his Company had an agreement with the original owner i.e., Smt. M. Jayasree, and amounts have to be paid to her and he would get the sale deed directly conveyed from her in favour of respondent No. 3.