THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7424 of 2023

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 seeking to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.44 of 2023 of Jogipet Police Station, Sangareddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120B, 350, 390, 388, 420 and 403 read with

34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘the IPC’).

2. Brief facts of the case:

Respondent No.2/de facto complainant and petitioner No.1/accused No.1 stayed together in Hyderabad from 2007 to 2010 and during their studies/employment, developed close friendship. Later, petitioner No.1 left for the United States. At the request of petitioner No.1, respondent No.2 looked after his parents, assisted in their welfare, and supported their business activities including Blue Dart Courier Franchise (S.S. Experts), pallet business and other transactions. In 2014, a Volkswagen Vento car bearing No.AP 23 AM 6006 was purchased by petitioner No.1 in the name of respondent No.2 by availing loan from HDFC Bank for his family benefit. Later, in the year 2017, refinanced with Axis B