IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO : 819 of 2010 Between: Anusaya Bhai Bhope, W/o. Manikya Rao Bhope, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 2 Sub Inspector of Police, Begam Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Section ____ of Crl.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed therewith, the High Court will be pleased toto entire proceedings in Crime No. 44 of 2009 on the file of Begum Bazaar Police Station The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.RAJU, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER PSR, J. Crl.P.No. 819 of 2010 O r d e r: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. The offence is one under section 9-B(1) of Explosive Act, 1834. The petitioner is the licensee of M/s.Vijaya Shanti Fire Works, where huge quantity of fire works were allegedly stored. Though she possesses license, the quantity found was far excess than that could have been possessed by her. In the circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested till fling of the charge sheet, if any. The investigation into the chase and consequential proceedings based on the result of the investigation can go on. 3. On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor reported that the other family members of the petitioner are running another firm, where on account of storage of excess explosives, explosion has taken place where eleven persons died. In all probability, the business, on the name of M/s. Vijaya Shanthi Fire Works, is being run by the other members of the family of the present petitioner. As the present petitioner is a seventy years old lady, she may not be running the business. The petitioner would be using her position as “old aged lady” advantageously whenever situation requires. Considering all these circumstances, the licensing authority, shall consider the undesirability of renewing the license of the petitioner, which is under process or for cancellation of the same, if already renewed, as there is contravention of the Rules by storage of excess explosives that could have caused disastrous consequences, which have already taken place in another family firm. 4. With the directions as above the petition is disposed of. _______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. February 3, 2010. *BVS Note: A copy of this order be communicated to the Competent Authority for renewal/grant of license to the petitioner. (BO) BVS