C482 No. 440 of 2010 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri M.S.Chauhan, Advocate present for the petitioner Shri G.S.Sandhu, Government Advocate, present for the State. Heard. By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of criminal case no 495 of 2010, State vs. Umed Singh, relating to offences punishable under section 5 of Explosive Substances Act, 1908. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is a group A contractor of Public Works Department. Annexure 2 to the petition shows that the petitioner is a registered contractor of group A . It is also pleaded that the explosives, said to have been recovered from the petitioner were meant for the construction purposes. Whether the explosives said to have been found in possession of the petitioner were meant for construction or not and whether the alleged recovery shown is correct or not, are questions of fact which can be seen by the trial court, after examining the witnesses. It is not desirable on the part of this court to go into question of fact raised by the petitioner. Therefore, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of this court, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C is dismissed with the observation that the plea of innocence pleaded can be raised by petitioner, before the trial court. It is further observed that the trial court shall expeditiously dispose of the trial, as the petitioner is a senior citizen. (P.C.P., J.) 20.05.2010 NP