THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 10018 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.665 of 2011 on the file of the II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tanuku, wherein he is arrayed as accused for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956(for short ‘the Act’). 2. Heard both sides. 3. The case of the prosecution is that the accused Donga Lakshmana Rao, who is working as manager in R.K.Lodge, Penugonda, brought the victim girl Garaga Vijaya Lakshmi and kept her in the lodge room by setting contract with her that he will give half of the amount which he gain from the persons, who participates prostitution with her in the lodge room. Believing the version of the accused, the victim agreed to do prostitution as per the tune of the accused. Hence, the complaint. After completing the investigation, police filed charge sheet against the petitioner-accused for the offence U/Secs.3 and 4 of the said Act. 4. On perusal of the charge sheet, there are some prima facie allegations against the petitioner herein. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the trial at the stage and there are no merits in the present petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 21st October 2011, Rns.