This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) to
quash the proceedings initiated against the
petitioner/accused No.14 in CC.No.110 of 2018 pending
before the XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at
Nampally, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable
under Sections 406, 420, 120-B read with Section 34 of the
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘the IPC’) and Section 38
(2) (3) (4) of Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Co-Operative
Societies Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’).
2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent
No.2/de facto complainant lodged a complaint stating that
the Registrar of Mutually Aided Co-Operative Societies,
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred as ‘Registrar of
Society’) vide proceedings bearing No.11864/2011/HR-4
dated 22.02.2012, ordered inquiry under Section 29(2) of
the Act, of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Employees
Mutually Aided Co-Operative Housing Society Limited,
Hyderabad (for short ‘Society’) and appointed the Divisional
Cooperative Officer, Secunderabad Division, Hyderabad, as
the Inquiry Officer to inquire into the functioning and to
look into the gross violation of the provisions of the Act.