IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.2526 OF 2009 Between:: Kashyapu Raghu Kumar and another …Petitioners A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P, Hyderabad and another …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.2526 OF 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing further proceedings against the petitioners/accused in Cr.No.15/2009-2010 of Prohibition and Excise Station, Singareni, Khammam District. 2. None appears for the petitioners/accused. Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent/State. Perused the record. 3. On the basis of crime and occurrence report issued by the Inspector of Prohibition and Excise, Singareni, the above case was registered against the petitioners/accused for the offence under Section 34(e) of the A.P. Excise Act, 1968. According to the respondent, on 08.04.2009, in the presence of panchas, the lorry bearing No.AP 16 TX 2528, driven by petitioner/A-1 was intercepted at Lingala crossroad, Kamepalli Mandal at about 09.00 P.M., and 340 bags of black jaggery was seized from the lorry. It is further alleged that the petitioner/A-1 was transporting black jaggery from Chittoor to Dornakal. According to the prosecution, the said black jaggery was meant for distillation of ID liquor. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that investigation is almost completed in the matter and witnesses were also examined. 5. In the circumstances, it is considered not a fit case to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C and quash further proceedings against the petitioner/accused in the matter at this stage. 6. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. __________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY 29th September, 2011 Lrkm