THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5047 of 2009 DATED: 17.02.2011 BETWEEEN: Bonthala Venkata Chalapati … Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of A.P. through S.H.O. & another … Respondents/Complainant HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5047 of 2009 DATED: 17.02.2011 ORDER: The petitioner is accused of offences punishable under Section 420 IPC and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act in Crime No.101 of 2009 of Pattikonda Police Station, Kurnool District. It is alleged that Government subsidy ground nut seeds of 57 bags with 30Kgs. each and also 20 empty bags were seized from the house of the petitioner on 20.06.2009 at about 6:00PM. It is the petitioner’s contention that, because of rain, the ryots kept the seed bags in his house in order to protect them from rain and that he has nothing to do with those seed bags. It is a matter for investigation. The said contention cannot be decided in this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Collector, Kurnool District, by order dated 17.09.2009, ordered return of the seized stock of seeds to 19 farmers. I do not find any valid or legal reason to quash the FIR in this case. 2. In the result, the petition is dismissed. However, the Investigating Officer is directed not to arrest the petitioner during investigation. _____________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J Dated: 17.02.2011 ysk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5047 of 2009 DATED: 17.02.2011 ysk