THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6508 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.4 and 5, under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.74 of 2009 of Kalakada Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 379 read with 120(b) of IPC and 27 of the A.P.Forest Act and Section 3 of Red Sandal Wood and R.S. Transit Rules, 1970. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The allegation against the petitioners is of being organizers in transporting Red Sandalwood. Some red sandalwood logs were caught from some of the accused and on the basis of the alleged confession of one of the accused, the petitioners are sought to be prosecuted. 4. Considering this nature of the case, the interim stay granted by this Court on 20.08.2009 staying arrest of the petitioners shall be in force till filing of charge sheet, if any. The Investigating Agency can go ahead with investigation and consequential steps. 5. The Criminal petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Date: 22.10.2009. Rns