THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6445 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No. 94 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kadapa Taluk Police station, Kadapa District for the offences punishable under Sections 420 IPC and 20(4) of A.P. Education Act, 1982 (for short ‘the Education Act). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already applied for licence, which is in process and hence the ingredients of Section 20(4) of Education Act, does not attract. Heard. Section 20(4) of Education Act runs as follows: “No educational institution shall be established except in accordance with the provisions of this Section or who after the permission granted to him under this Section having been cancelled continues to run such institution shall be punished with simple imprisonment which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than three thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.” The said Section clearly indicates that no person is authorised to run an institution without any valid permission. Even according to the petitioner, he has got no valid licence and he has only applied for the said licence. Hence, the present proceedings initiated against the petitioner cannot be quashed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date : 30.08.2011 pnb