THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9469 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner who is an accused in the criminal proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.60 of 2009-2010 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Station, Chinthalapudi, West Godavari District, filed this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with a prayer to order release of Auto bearing No.AP-20-V-5049 together with 20 bags of black jaggery each containing 50 Kgs, seized in connection with the said crime. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor for respondents. Having regard to the fact that the material found in possession of the petitioner is 20 Kgs of black Jaggery and that this Court has already held that the sale, purchase and transport of black Jaggery and Alum is not an offence punishable under the provisions of the A.P. Excise Act, continuance of criminal proceedings against him is nothing but an abuse of process of Court. Though, in this petition, no such relief is claimed by the petitioner, this Court exercises the inherent powers conferred upon it under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings against him. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner in Crime No.60 of 2009- 2010 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Station, Chinthalapudi, West Godavari District, are hereby quashed and the petitioner is entitled to get back the Auto bearing No.AP-20-V- 5049 together with 20 bags of black jaggery each containing 50 Kgs, seized in connection with the said crime. ________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 29th September 2010 CVRK