THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5450 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.166 of 2007 on the file of the VI Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, at Medchal, arising out of Crime No.51/VCC-RR/2000 dated 17.08.2000 under Clause 5 of MS and HSD(Prevention of Malpractices in Supply and Distribution) Order 1998, Cl.12 (i)(ii) of A.P.Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order 1980 read with Sections 7 and 8 of E.C.Act, 1955. 2. Heard. 3. On 09.11.2009 learned counsel for the petitioner sought time for producing material to show that only in December 2008, the petitioner came to know about filing of the case against him. Now, learned counsel for the petitioner filed the copy of proceedings dated 03.10.2008, which shows that even by that date, non-bailable warrant was recalled, that means, the contention that the petitioner was served in December 2008 is incorrect. 4. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed only on the ground of delay in filing the petition and petitioner can take all the pleas before the trial Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the offence is barred by limitation. The trial Court shall decide this question initially, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 7th December 2009 Rns.