HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2035 of 2010 Date : 19.10.2011 Between : Thalla Yadagiri. …..Petitioner And Mandal Revenue Officer, Mustabad Mandal, Karimnagar District & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2035 of 2010 ORDER : This Criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated in Crime No.19 of 2010 on the file of Mustabad P.S., Karimnagar District. The 1st respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer has lodged a complaint before the 2nd respondent, alleging that the petitioner was lifting and transporting sand illegally in his tractor and trolley bearing Nos.AP-15V-9951 and AP-15V-9952. In view of the said complaint, the tractor and trolley were seized by registering a crime for the alleged offence under Section 379 of IPC. This Court, at the stage of admission, granted directions to the respondents to release the tractor and trolley of the petitioner on furnishing a bond for Rs.10,000/- with two sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, Mustabad Police Station. It is stated that pursuant to the said orders, the tractor and trolley are already released. In this criminal petition, it is the case of the petitioner that on the allegation of illegal transportation of sand, the authorities under the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, have already collected a compounding fee of Rs.5,000/-, and in that view of the matter, the proceedings initiated in Crime No.19 of 2010 are fit to be quashed. In this case, it is not explained by the petitioner as to how the sand, which is being transported in his tractor, is procured. Whether the petitioner is a lessee or not, or whether it is covered by any lease in favour of third party, are the matters for investigation. In view of lodging of complaint, it is a matter for investigation, as such, I do not find any ground for quashing the proceedings at this stage. As it is stated that the vehicle in question is already released, the same will be subject to the outcome of final investigation to be conducted in Crime No.19 of 2010, and further orders to be passed by the learned Magistrate in the said case. Subject to the above observations, the criminal petition is disposed of. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 19th October 2011 ajr