IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6076 OF 2009 Between: K. Ramulu Shetty, S/o. K. Narayana ……Petitioner – accused No.1 AND The State of A.P. through the Food Inspector, Office of the Gazetted Food Inspector, S.S. Gutta, Mahabubnagar Rep. by the PPO, A.P. High Court, Hyderabad & 2 others ……Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6076 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner K. Ramulu Shetty, accused No.1, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C. No.20 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narayanpet filed for the offences punishable under Sections 7(i) and 2(ia)(m) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. Heard. 3. The C.C. is of 2004. Hence, without going into the merits, I am not inclined to entertain this petition. 4. However, it is directed that the trial Court shall decide the question raised by the petitioner as a preliminary issue. It is further directed that the presence of the petitioner shall be dispensed with during trial on an appropriate application being filed for the same and on his being represented properly. But, the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court at the time of framing charges, his examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and judgment. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J November 12, 2009. PV