IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10916 OF 2009 Between: Lam Prakasa Rao, S/o. Nagaiah ……Petitioner – Accused AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, through the District Inspector, ACB, Guntur, Vijayawada Range & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10916 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Lam Prakasa Rao, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.21/RCA-ACB-VJA/2009 of Anti Corruption Bureau, Vijayawada Range, Guntur, registered for the offence under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 2. Heard. 3. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Hence, it is not a case, where the investigation of the proceedings can be quashed, as there is prima facie material. 4. However, it is directed that till filing of charge sheet, the petitioner need not appear before any Court. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 29, 2009. PV