THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7148 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C. No. 636 of 2006 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nandigama, Krishna District, for offences punishable under Sections 409, 420 read with 109 of I.P.C. and Clause 17(c) of A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001. The petitioner is arrayed as Accused No. 1 in the aforesaid C.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Clause 17(c) A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001 is only applicable to the fair price shop dealers. Admittedly, the petitioner is not a fair price shop dealer and he is only an official. Hence, this Court is of the view that Clause 17(c) is not applicable to the petitioner. But, as far as the other offences are concerned, prima facie allegations are there against the petitioner and hence this Court is not inclined to interfere with those proceedings. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved over the filing of the charge sheet, he is at liberty to file a discharge petition and urge all the points before the concerned court. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 18th August, 2011 pnb