IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7939 OF 2009 Between: 1. B. Krishna 2. P. Devender Goud 3. P. Siddulu Goud 4. P. Krishna Goud 5. P. Amarender Goud 6. P. Yadaiah Goud 7. P. Jangaiah Goud ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.5 to 11 AND The State of A.P., through the Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajendra Nagar, R.R. District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad .....Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7939 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.5 to 11, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.559 of 2009-10 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajendra Nagar, Ranga Reddy District pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class – cum – XII Metropolitan Magistrate, R.R. District, L.B. Nagar, registered for the offence under Section 34(a) of A.P. Excise Act, 1968. 2. Heard. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 4 . With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 8, 2009. PV