HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2169 OF 2007 DATE:19-08-2010 BETWEEN G.Rama Sivaji & others …Petitioners AND State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad and Another …Respondents THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2169 OF 2007 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.333 of 2002 on the file of II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tanuku. The petitioners are Accused Nos.6,12,14,15,17 and 18 in the said C.C. and they were put on trial for contravention of provisions of Section 4(ii) of Drugs Licence in Form 21-B, condition 2 (ic) of Drugs Licence in Form 20-B r/w Section 18 (a) (vi) and Section 18 (c) punishable under Section 27(d) of the Act. The complaint allegations disclose that the complainant- Drugs Inspector inspected the shop of A.1 on 29.4.2002 and found that the drug licence of the shop was valid only upto 31.12.2000 and the Pharmacist P.Krishna Kishore resigned from the shop on 7.2.2002, but A.1 did not apply for renewal of drug licence and did not appoint a new pharmacist. Since A.1 did not possess any valid licence to deal with the drugs, the complainant seized the stock of drugs found in the shop and issued a notice under Section 18-A to A.1 requiring him to reveal the source of supply of drugs that were seized. Pursuant to the notice, A.1 sent a reply on 1.6.2002 disclosing the names of the dealers from whom he purchased the drugs. Therefore, the dealers including the petitioners were put on trial for the alleged offences. It is not in dispute that A.11, A.13 & A.16; A.4, A.5, A.7, A.8, A.9 & A.10; and A.2 and A.3 filed Crl.M.P.Nos.8286 of 2006, 8284 of 2006 and 8285 of 2006 respectively in C.C.No.333 of 2002 to discharge them from the said offence. On dismissal of the said Criminal M.Ps. by order, dated 9.2.2007, they approached this Court by filing Crl.R.C.Nos.272, 276 and 277 of 2007 respectively. This Court by common order, dated 23.2.2007 allowed the revisions and quashed the proceedings in C.C.No.333 of 2002 against the said accused. The petitioners herein are also similarly situated with that of the petitioners in Crl.R.C.Nos.272, 276 and 277 of 2007. Therefore, for the very same reasons mentioned in the said revisions, the impugned proceedings are liable to be quashed against the petitioners also. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the impugned proceedings in C.C.No.333 of 2002 on the file of II Additional Magistrate of First Class, Tanuku are quashed against the petitioners herein. _______________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. AUGUST 19, 2010 Tsr.