THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9084 of 2009 Dated : 04.11.2009 Between : Darawathi Rambabu ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. ….. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9084 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner/A.1 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.422 of 2006 on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, for the offence punishable the provisions of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (for short ‘the Act’) 2) Heard. 3) On 22.07.2009 in Crl.P.No.5302 of 2009 this Court quashed the proceedings against A.2 in the same criminal case holding that there is deprivation of right of accused under Section 13 (2) of the Act. The same benefit shall also be made available to all the accused in the case. 4) Hence, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner/A.1 in C.C.No.422 of 2006 on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, Krishna District are quashed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 4th November, 2009 SUR