THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10617 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner-Accused No.7 filed the present criminal petition with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No. 149 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, N.T.P.C. Police Station, Karimnagar District for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 149, 153-A, 323 and 341 of I.P.C. Heard and perused the complaint. Even though the name of the petitioner does not find place in the F.I.R., the investigation revealed the presence of the petitioner at the time of occurrence of the incident. Hence, this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings at this stage. However, if the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of respondent-police, he is at liberty to approach the District and Sessions Court, Karimnagar and file a petition for anticipatory bail, upon which, the learned District & Sessions Judge shall consider the same on merits. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 3.11.2011 pnb