THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13100 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-Accused No.2 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.409 of 2006- 07 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Station, Kakinada-II, East Godavari District, whereby he is arrayed as accused for the offence punishable under Section 8(e) read with 7(A) of A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995. Heard. The main ground raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable with six months imprisonment only. Even though, the case is registered in the month of December 2006, no charge sheet is filed till date. On verification, the learned Public Prosecutor also submitted that no charge sheet is filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the period for taking cognizance has already over. Hence, the pendency of the present FIR amounts to abuse of process of law. Hence, the same may be quashed. Even though the prosecution is having liberty to file an application to condone the delay in filing the charge sheet, this Court is of the view nearly for four years no charge sheet is filed. Hence, the proceedings in Crime No.409 of 2006-07 on the file of Prohibition and Excise Station, Kakinada-II, East Godavari District, are liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.409 of 2006-07 on the file of Prohibition and Excise Station, Kakinada-II, East Godavari District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions filed along with the Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 19th December 2011 Rns