THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1540 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.NO.20 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Guntakal, Anantapur District. Heard both sides. The S.T.C. is of the year 2007 and it is reported by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the evidence is completed. As such, at this stage there is no need of quashing the proceedings. The case can be decided on merits by the trial Court. Hence, the petition is dismissed. The petitioner can take all the pleas raised herein, before the trial Court. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 24th February 2010, Rns.