THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8636 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in F.I.R No.325 of 2011 of the Dichpally Police Station, Nizamabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 7 of Essential Commodities Act read with Section 420 IPC. Heard. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that there are no allegations in the complaint that any of the petitioners are responsible for the day to day affairs of the firm, and that they are no way connected with the alleged crime and hence prays to allow the petition. He further submitted that there is any apprehension of arrest of the petitioners in the hands of the police in the alleged crime. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, and in view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Court is of the view that if there is any apprehension of arrest of the petitioners in the hands of the police in the said crime, the petitioners are at liberty to file an application before the concerned District and Sessions Judge, seeking anticipatory bail, and on such filing of the application, the concerned learned District and Sessions Judge, is directed to consider the same favourably. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO,J Date:20.09.2011. Gk. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8636 of 2011 Date: 20.09.2011. Gk.