IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.2522 OF 2009 Between:: P.Panthu …Petitioner A n d The Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Station, Amangal Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad …Respondent HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.2522 OF 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further proceedings against the petitioner/accused in Cr.No.563/2007-08 of Prohibition and Excise Station, Amangal, Mahabubnagar District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent/State. Perused the record. 3. The Prohibition and Excise Inspector, Amangal registered the above case against the petitioner/accused for the offences under Sections 7-A read with Section 8(c) of the A.P. Prohibition and Excise Act, 1995. According to the respondent, on 29.12.2007 at about 11.30 A.M., on information, the officials of the Excise Department along with panchayatdars were conducting raids on the northern side of Vadike at Ramnuthula thanda and at that time, the petitioner/accused who was identified by panchayatdars fled away, leaving a plastic can containing ten litres of ID liquor and that the same was seized after collecting the samples for chemical examination. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, states that investigation is virtually completed. 5. In the circumstances, it is considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C and quash further proceedings against the petitioner/accused at this stage. It is open to the petitioner/accused to assail the charge sheet, if any, filed in the matter. 6. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. __________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY 29th September, 2011 Lrkm