THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11686 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.494 of 2011-12 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Marpally, Ranga Reddy District, whereby he is arrayed as accused No.5 for the offence punishable under Section 34(a) of the A.P.Excise Act, 1968. 2. Heard both sides. This Court perused the entire complaint. 3. The main ground raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that on the basis of the confession of A1 to A4, the present petitioner is arrayed as accused and the confessional statement of accused is not admissible in evidence. 4. This Court perused the records and heard the arguments. This Court is of the view that even though confession of the co-accused is not admissible in evidence, but the investigation may proceed on the basis of the confession recorded by the investigating agency. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at this stage. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. In any event, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, if the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of the respondent-police, he is at liberty to file an application before the District and Sessions Court for anticipatory bail. On such filing, the learned District and Sessions Judge is directed to consider the same favourably. 6 . With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed along with the Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 21st November 2011, Rns.