HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4934 OF 2005 DATE:16-07-2010 BETWEEN Gangaram …Petitioner AND The State through Inspector of Police, Vigilance Cell, Civil Supplies Department, City Range, Team-2, Hyderabad rep. by Public Prosecutor …Respondent THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4934 OF 2005 ORDER: This petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure is filed to quash the proceedings in Crime No.17/VC.City/T2/90 stating that the F.I.R. was registered on 6.3.1990 for the contravention of the Control Orders issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act and that the Police have not completed the investigation within six months and also failed to obtain permission from the Court for extension of time. Though the crime was registered in March 1990, it is asserted that till October, 2005 in which month the present petition is filed, the police have not filed any report. Since the State Government abolished the Vigilance Cell, Civil Supplies Department in the year 2001 and since, from 2001 onwards, the Essential Commodities Special Provisions Act has not extended, the impugned proceedings have to be quashed by ordering release of F.D.Rs. in favour of the sureties. This Court by order, dated 25.6.2007 already directed the Special Judge to release the F.D.Rs. in favour of the sureties on execution of bonds for the same amount. This Court in several matters refused to quash the proceedings but directed for return of the F.D.Rs. to the sureties on proper identification. It is not disputed that from 2001 onwards, the Essential Commodities Special Provisions Act has not been extended by the Central Government and in view of the same, the prosecution could not file any charge sheet against the petitioner for the alleged offence. In that view of the matter, the impugned proceedings cannot be continued and the same are accordingly quashed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed. _______________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. JULY 16, 2010 Tsr.