THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10293 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in Crime No.190 of 2011 of III Town Police Station, Ananthapur District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 9-B (1) (b) of the Explosives Act, 1884. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Ammonium Nitrate that was seized from the possession of the petitioner is not an explosive substance, therefore, the respondent police have no jurisdiction to register the crime against the petitioner and conduct the investigation. On perusal of the present complaint and other material placed on record, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation at this stage. However, considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondent police are directed to complete the investigation within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file a final report either way. If final report is not filed against the petitioner, the respondent police are directed to release the seized property, since the seized property does not come under the purview of Explosives Act. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 08.11.2011 v v