THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6937 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the FIR in Cr.No.54 of 2011 of Amarthalur Police Station, Guntur District, wherein he is arrayed as an accused for an offence under Sections 420 IPC and 7 of Essential Commodities Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is arrayed as an accused only on the basis of the confession of the co-accused. It is true, the confession is not admissible during the time of trial, but at the same time, based on the confession, the investigation can be proceeded. Learned counsel further submitted that on verification of the fair price shop, the goods were enough in stock and there is no shortage of the goods in the fair price shop of A3, the petitioner herein. 4. This Court is of the view that itself is not enough to quash the present investigation and investigation agency is at liberty to proceed further and find out from where the petitioner supplied the goods to the other accused concerned. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at the stage and accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. If the petitioner apprehends arrest in the hands of respondent-police, he is at liberty to approach the District and Sessions Judge by filing a petition for anticipatory bail. On such filing, the District and Sessions Judge is directed to consider the same favourably. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 24th August 2011, Rns.