IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9882 OF 2009 Between: M. Raghunadha Reddy, S/o. Rama Krishna Reddy ..... Petitioner – Accused No.9 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. .....Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9882 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner M. Raghunadha Reddy, accused No.9, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.58 of 2009 of Irala Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 9(1)(a)(b) of Explosive Act, 1884 and 5 of Explosive Substance Act, 1908. 2. Heard. 3. The vague allegation against the petitioner is of explosives being transported on his instructions and some others. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that investigation and consequential steps on the basis of result of the investigation shall go on, but the petitioner shall not be arrested till filing of charge sheet, if any. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 26, 2009. PV