THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10866 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in F.I.R.No.66 of 2010 of Karimnagar Rural police station, Karimnagar District. 2. Heard both sides. Perused the record. 3. Based on a complaint given by the Tahsildar, Karimnagar, the Sub-Inspector of police, Karimnagar Rural police station registered F.I.R.No.66 of 2010 against the petitioners-A1 to A15 for the offence under Section 21 (1) of the A.P.Mines and Minerals Act. As per the averments in the complaint, based on the report of the Mandal Revenue Inspector about the illegal quarrying and transportation of sand by the petitioners from Khazipur, 26 tractors, whose registration numbers are mentioned in the complaint, are seized and kept in the premises of the Gram Panchayat, Khazipur but in the early hours of the next morning the owners/drivers of the tractors dumped the sand and absconded along with the tractors and while doing so in a hurry they damaged the cotton crop of one Illandula Malaiah. In the complaint, it can be seen that the allegation against the petitioners is that they were indulging in illegal quarrying and transportation of sand and when the tractors were seized by the authorities and kept in the judicial custody in the premises of the Gram Panchayat, the tractors were taken away by their owners/drivers, without allowing the same to be produced before the competent authority for taking further action in the matter. The offence alleged is very serious one and warrants thorough investigation and in the event of the allegation found to be true, the offenders deserve penal action for taking law into their own hands. Hence, further proceedings in pursuance of the F.I.R.No.66 of 2010 of Karimnagar Rural police station cannot be quashed by invoking the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in a case like the present one. There are absolutely no valid or justifiable grounds to quash the First Information Report in exercise of the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 4. In the result, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 10th November, 2011. Tsy