HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1406 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-respondent Nos.1 to 26, 28 to 30 and 33, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in M.C.No.1 of 2010 on the file of the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovvur, under Section 107 Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that some of the respondents in the aforesaid case approached this Court and filed Crl.P.No.13170 of 2010 seeking to quash the proceedings against them and this Court was pleased to allow the said criminal petition, by an order dated 29.12.2010, which runs as follows: “A perusal of the said proceedings clearly shows that the said proceedings are initiated on 26.04.2010 and according to Section 116(6) of Cr.P.C., the enquiry under this section shall be completed within six months from the date of the commencement and if such enquiry is not so completed, the proceedings shall stand terminated automatically after expiry of the said period. Here in this case the said proceedings are initiated on 26.04.2010 and the same are still continuing, which is contrary to the purport of Section 116(6) of Cr.P.C. and hence the same is nothing but abuse of process of the Court and accordingly the Criminal Petition is allowed at the stage of admission and the proceedings in Cr.No.40 of 2010 initiated by the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovvur, against the petitioners herein under Section 107 of Cr.P.C. are hereby quashed.” Therefore, he sought for similar orders in this Criminal Petition. Considering the submission of the learned counsel, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in C.C.No.1 of 2010 on the file of the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovvur, under Section 107 Cr.P.C., are hereby quashed. The Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 14th February, 2011 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.No.1406 of 2011 (Allowed) 14th February, 2011 CBS