THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3305 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners- A2, A3 and A5 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.725 of 2008 on the file of the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, whereby they are facing charge for the offences punishable under Section 25 (1) (a) of the Arms Act and 120-B of IPC. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that except the confession made by A-1 and A-2, no other material is placed before this Court to connect the accused in the crime. This Court perused the entire records. Admittedly, A-1 was in possession of pistol and A-2 accompanied him on a scooter. Only on the basis of confession made by A-1 to A-3, the other accused are arrayed as accused for an offence under Section 25(1) (a) of the Arms Act and 120(B) of IPC. There is no other material placed by the prosecution to connect the petitioners herein with the crime. Hence, except petitioner No.1/A-2, the proceedings against the petitioners 2 and 3/A-3 and A-5 alone are liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the criminal is partly allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners 2 and 3/A-3 and A-5 alone in C.C.No.725 of 2008 on the file of the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. The Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 18.10.2011 v v