THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.NO.7441 OF 2008 ORDER This Criminal Petition is ﬁled under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing further proceedings in C.C.No.6 of 2006 on the ﬁle of the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate for Prohibition and Excise Cases at Warangal, against petitioners-A1 and A2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the records. According to the prosecution, on 3-10-2002 at 8-30 pm on information about illicit transport of black jaggery and alum for the purpose of manufacture of ID Liquor, the Prohibition and Excise Inspector along with staﬀ and panchas proceeded to Mulugu Cross Road, Warangal and conducted checking of all the vehicles and in the course of the said process, stopped the jeep bearing No.AP 25T 7292 driven by the ﬁrst petitioner-A1 and the vehicle was found to contain 24 gunny bags, each bag containing 50 kgs of black jaggery and also one gunny bag containing 50 kgs of alum and that the ﬁst petitioner-A1 failed to show any documents viz., licence, bills or permit to transport the black jaggery and alum. It is further alleged that investigation disclosed that it is the second petitioner-A2, who purchased the black jaggery and alum from A3, who is the proprietor of Sudarshan Traders, Warangal and also hired the jeep for transportation of the same to his Village Venkateshwarapally and the vehicle was driven by A1, who is the driver of A3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that mere possession of black jaggery and alum does not constitute an offence. In the present case, the speciﬁc allegation made against the accused is that huge quantity of 1000 kgs of black jaggery and 50 kgs alum being transported by A2 having purchased the same from A3 for the purpose of manufacture of ID Liquor and the same was being transported in the jeep belonging to A3 driven by A1 without any valid permit or licence. The question as to whether or not the black jaggery and alum were being transported for the purpose of manufacture of ID liquor, is a matter to be considered by the trial Court on evidence. Having regard to the speciﬁc allegation made against the petitionsers-A1 and A2, prima facie attracting the ingredients of the alleged oﬀence and having regard to the nature of the oﬀence alleged, it is considered not a ﬁt case to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and quash further proceedings in C.C.6 of 2006 on the ﬁle of the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate for Prohibition and Excise Cases at Warangal. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY,J rkk Dated: 17-11-2011