HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.549 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in P.R.No.373 of 2001-2002 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Station, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, registered on 15.09.2001 for the offences under Sections 8(b) of the A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995 and 34(e) of the A.P. Excise Act, 1968. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The offence was booked on 15.09.2001 about nine years ago. Till now, the Excise Officials did not complete investigation and did not file charge sheet. It is a case of illegal transportation of black jaggery, alum and I.D. Liquor. In any event, since the period of limitation for filing charge sheet in this crime expired long back, the impugned proceedings are liable to be quashed. 4. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in P.R.No.373 of 2001-2002 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Station, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, are hereby quashed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 25th January, 2011 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.549 of 2011 (Allowed) 25th January, 2011 CBS