THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8213 of 2008 DATED: 30-04-2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to release the tanker lorry bearing No.AP 9T 2140 together with molasses seized in C.O.R.No.187 of 2001-02 on the file of the Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise Station, Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. On 15-12-2008, at the request of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the matter was directed to be posted on 22-12-2008. Again on 22-12-2008, as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor sought time, this Court directed to post the matter on 29-12-2008 under the caption ‘for orders’. On 29-12-2008, the matter was directed to be posted after Sankranthi Vacation, 2009. On 19-01-2009, this Court directed to delete the matter from the caption ‘for orders’ and post before regular Bench., and after a lapse of more than one year, it is listed before me today. Hence, it is clear that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting his case. Further, as there was no stay of further proceedings in C.O.R.No.187 of 2001-02, and the crime was registered in 2001, in my considered view, by now the police must have completed the investigation into the crime and submitted a final report either way. In the light of the above, at this length of time, this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition and go into the merits of the case. Accordingly, Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 30th April, 2010. Tsy