THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1772 OF 2009 ORDER: 1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) to quash the proceedings in Sessions Case No.40 of 2008 on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge for Electricity Act Cases), Ongole, against the petitioners, who are A.1 and A.4, on the ground that the case was taken on file without therein being any committal. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Rule 12 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 deals with Cognizance of the offence. Rule 12 (5) reads thus: “Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, every special court may take cognizance of an offence referred to in Sections 135 to 139 of the Act without the accused being committed to it for trial.” It is clear from the above Rule that without there being any committal, the Special Court can take cognizance of the offences alleged against the petitioners. Therefore, there are no grounds to quash the impugned proceedings. 4. The Criminal is devoid of merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. ---------------- DRK 30.7.2010 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1772 OF 2009 Date: 30.7.2010 Between: Patibandla Venugopal & another …Petitioners And State of A.P., rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad through the SHO, Luxxettipet p.s., Adilabad …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1772 OF 2009 30.7.2010