HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.750 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., with a prayer not to sell 35% of seized stocks from out of 120 quintals of green gram whole, 45 quintals of green gram dal, 54.50 quaintals of red gram dal, 136.6 quintals of red gram whole seized by the Assistant Grain Purchasing officer, Warangal, on 07.06.2010, which was subject matter of ECAC No.50 of 2010 on the file of the District Collector, Warangal, pending disposal of Crl.A.No.229 of 2010 on the file of the Principal District & Sessioins Judge, Warangal. 2. Facts of the case are that on 07.06.2010 the Assistant Grain Purchasing Officer, Warangal, inspected the mill premises of the 1st petitioner and seized certain quantities of greem gram, green gram dal, red gram dal and red gram whole on the ground that there are certain variations in the stocks when compared with book balance with that of ground stocks. Subsequently, the District Collector, Warangal, basing on a report given by the Assistant Grain Purchasing Officer, initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the E.C. Act vide ECAC No.50 of 2010 and issued a show cause notice to the petitioners calling for explanation and having received explanation, passed an order of confiscation of 35% of the seized stocks on 21.10.2010. Questioning the same, the petitioners filed Crl.A.No.229 of 2010 on the file of the District & Sessions Judge, Warangal along with an application seeking stay of operation of the said order. Thereafter, the Collector (CS), Warangal directed the Tahsildar, Geesugonda, to dispose off the seized stocks by way of open auction and to deposit the sale proceeds or to release the entire stocks on remittance of Rs.4,13,700/- being 35% value of seized stocks into the Revenue Deposits, vide letter dated 26.11.2010. The same is challenged in this criminal petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and also taking into consideration the fact that the Crl.A.No.229 of 2010 is posted for final disposal on 07.02.2011, the learned District & Sessions Judge, Warangal, is hereby directed to dispose of the Criminal Appeal either way on 07.02.2011 and till then the Tahsildar, Geesugonda, Warangal District, is directed not to proceed with the auction of the seized stocks. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _____________ RAJA ELANGO, J 28th January, 2011 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.No.750 of 2011 (Disposed of) 28th January, 2011 CBS