THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10099 OF 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner – accused No.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.259 of 2009 on the file of the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, arising out of Crime No.1003 of 2006 of Panjagutta Police Station, Panjagutta, registered for the offence punishable under Section 292 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is of being the owner of BIG “C” Mobile showroom, it is alleged that employees therein were downloading phonographic material into cell phones to increase sales. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that if anything was done, that was being done at the particular showroom by the persons, who were incharge of that showroom and the petitioner runs 57 showrooms through out the State, as such, he is not responsible for the happenings in all the showrooms. This contention cannot be accepted at this stage. When offending material is found in the show room owned by the petitioner, prima facie, it has to be accepted that the illegal activity was going on with the approval of the petitioner and considering the nature of offence, it is not a case, where the proceedings can be quashed. No doubt, it is for the prosecution to prove the involvement of the petitioner in the illegal activity and that can be decided only during the course of trial. Hence, there are no merits in this petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 4. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 9th February 2010, Rns.