THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1918 OF 2011 DATED 7th MARCH, 2011. BETWEEN : T.Venkataiah .. Petitioner and The State of A.P. & others ..Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1918 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.134 of 2006 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Achampeta, Mahabubnagar District. Heard. Earlier, the petitioner approached this Court by Crl.P.No.4062 of 2008 seeking the same relief wherein this Court by order dated 10.07.2008 passed an order to pursue the matter by the petitioner. The main ground raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that even though the complainant has given a letter to withdraw the case, the respondent has not taken any steps to withdraw the case. This Court is of the view that it is not the prerogative of the complainant to withdraw the case and it is the duty of the State to decide whether to prosecute or to drop action against the petitioner herein. Hence, no such order, as prayed for by the petitioner, can be passed. Therefore, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 7th March, 2011 sur