THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5774 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner is the fourth accused in C.C.No.337 of 2007 on the file of the court of the Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Alur, Kurnool District registered for the offences punishable under sections 8(b) of A.P. Prohibition Act r/w 34 (a) of the A.P. Excise Act. The case of the prosecution is that when the mobile party was checking the vehicles at check post n 22.5.1995 at about 6.30 PM a blue colour Commander Zeep bearing No.AP 21 A 4383 came from Bellary side in which Accused 1 to 3 were traveling and on checking the checking squad found 12 bottles of 750 ML each Mc. Dowel Brandy. A.1 absconded with the vehicle and A.2 and A.3 were arrested and the contraband was seized. In that connection a case in Cr.No.177/94-95 was registered and during the course of investigation the name and address of the owner of the said Zeep i.e. petitioner herein were traced out. After completion of investigation the police filed charge sheet. The main contention of Sri B. Sarvotham Reddy the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is nothing in so far as the petitioner herein is concerned except stating that she incidentally happens to be the owner of the said crime vehicle. In that context he has drawn my attention to the charge sheet filed in C.C.No.337 of 2007. From a perusal of the said charge sheet, it is clear that accused 1 to 3 in the said case have some nexus with the said crime. But there is absolutely no allegation in so far as the petitioner herein is concerned. The only thing that was stated in the charge sheet was that the petitioner is the owner of the said Zeep. In those circumstances, this court has no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that continuance of the said proceedings in so far as the petitioner herein is concerned, is nothing but abuse of process of law. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.337 of 2007 on the file of the court of the Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Alur, Kurnool District, in so far as the petitioner herein is concerned, are hereby quashed. ----------------- Sri T.G.K, J. 18.01.2011 Kvsn