IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7793 of 2009 Between: 1 Muthineni Veera Chander, S/o.Kistaiah, R/o. H.No.11-24-18, Marri Venkataiah Colony, Warangal, License of M/s Sri Sravani Restaurant & Bar, 2 Keerthi Bhaskar, S/o. Jagannadam, R/o.H.No.10.13.34, Laxmipuram Warangal, JPN Road, Warangal. 3 Radam Krishna Murthy, S/o.Muthaiah, R/o. Warangal, License of M/s Kiran Wnies (A4), At H.No.11-22-488, Kashibugga, Warangal, 4 A.Sudhakar, S/o.Mallaiah, R/o. Yellam Bazaar, Warangal, License of M/s Sri S.S.S Wines (A4), At H.No.19-10-204, Rangasiahpet, Warangal. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Warangal Division at Warangal. 2 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent At Warangal. 3 The Circle Inspector of Police, Mattewarda Circle, Warangal. 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police, PS Intehezargunj, Warangal. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAVINDER Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: AGP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 and 4: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioners sought for quashing of Crime No.77 of 2009, dated 12-04-2009, on the file of the Station House Officer, Intejargunj Police Station, Warangal District. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submitted that the regular Police conducted investigation and filed charge sheet, which was taken on file by the Special Judicial Magistrate for Excise Cases, Warangal, as C.C.Nos.123 and 165 of 2009. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the regular Law and Order Police have no power or jurisdiction to conduct investigation and file charge sheet in Excise cases. Since the complaint was taken cognizance and charge sheet has already been filed, the relief for quashing the above-mentioned Crime cannot be granted at this stage. If the petitioners are aggrieved by investigation and filing of the charge sheet by the regular Law and Order Police, they are entitled to seek appropriate relief. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.10210 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 21st July, 2009 lur