THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No: 12757 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner under Section 482 Cr.P.C., for quashing the proceedings against him in C.C.No.569 of 2001, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Kurnool, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 r/w 120A IPC. Heard. The petitioner along with two other persons is arrayed as accused for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 r/w 120A IPC. On earlier occasion, this Court quashed the case against A1 in Criminal Petition No.3974 of 2002. The allegation against the present petitioner is that the de facto complainant supplied rice to A1. As far as the petitioner is concerned, he is placed in a better footing than that of A1. Even in the charge sheet, the allegation against the petitioner is that he introduced the A1 and through him only the transaction took place between the complainant and the accused. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also in view of the fact that the case pertains to the year 2001, and further, one of the accused has also expired, the proceedings in C.C.No.569 of 2001 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Kurnool, are hereby quashed. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 09th December, 2011 KSM