THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10983 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking quashing of further proceedings in F.I.R.No.240 of 2010 of K.P.H.B.colony police station, Hyderabad, registered for the oﬀence under Section 34 (e) of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act (for brevity, ‘the Act’). 2. Heard both sides. Perused the record. 3. On a report of the Sub-Inspector of police, Cr.No.240 of 2010 was registered against the petitioner alleging oﬀence under Section 34 (e) of the Act. According to the prosecution, on 15.08.2010, at about 5.45 p.m., on information, the complainant-Sub-Inspector of police, went to the belt shop of the accused and seized 15 quarter bottles of ‘Bag Piper’ and 8 quarter bottles of ‘Oﬃcers’ Choice’ from the possession of the accused at Rajeev Gruha Kalpa, Nizampet. 4. Petitioner seeks quashing of the further proceedings on the ground that as per G.O.Ms.No.268, Revenue, dated 01.04.1997, having possession of 6 quart bottles each containing 750 ml of Indian liquor; 6 quart bottles, each containing 750 ml of foreign liquor; 3 bulk litres of denatured spirit, 3 bulk litres of Methylated spirit, 12 bottles of 650 ml of Beer, two bulk litres of toddy, without any permit or licence is not an oﬀence. In support of his contention, petitioner seeks to rely upon a decision of this Court in K.NARASIMHA & OTHERS v. STATE, RHOUGH PROHIBITION & EXCISE INSPECTOR, MEDAK[1], wherein this Court in view of the above said G.O., quashed further proceedings in C.C.No.172 of 2002 on the ﬁle of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Zaheerabad. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the above said G.O., is still in force and the quantity of the contraband seized from the petitioner herein is less than the limit prescribed in the above said G.O. 6. Inasmuch as the petitioner is admittedly having possession of permissible quantity of the contraband in terms of the said G.O.Ms.No.268, Revenue, dated 01.04.1997, the same constitutes no oﬀence. Hence, continuance of further proceedings in pursuance of the First Information Report No.240 of 2010 of K.P.H.B. Colony police station is only a futile exercise and abuse of process of law. It is therefore considered a ﬁt case to quash the further proceedings in the First Information Report by invoking the inherent powers of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and they are accordingly quashed. 7. In the result, Criminal Petition is allowed. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 17th November, 2011. Tsy [1] 2004 (1) L.S. 123