THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7091 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner/Accused No.3 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.172 of 2011- 12 of Excise Station, Saroor Nagar, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 34 (a) of A.P.Excise Act, 1968. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that nothing was recovered from the petitioner. He further submitted that Accused Nos.1 and 2 were already released on bail and the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of the respondent police. Admittedly, the matter is at the stage of investigation. On perusal of the record, this Court is of the view that this is a matter that requires to be investigated into by the police. As such, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at this stage. If the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of the respondent police, he is advised to approach the concerned District & Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail. On filing such application, the concerned District & Sessions Judge shall consider the same favourably taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case. With the above observations, this criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 16.08.2011 v v