THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7769 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.169 of 2011 of Kothagudem I Town Police Station, Khammam District, where they are arrayed as accused 8 and 9 for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the A.P.Gaming Act. Heard. It is the case of the prosecution that on 20.08.2011 at about 21.15 hours, the S.I.of Police, Kothagudem Town Police Station along with his staff raided the open place adjacent to the house of Gummala Venkateswar Rao @ Venkat Rao, where the accused 1 to 7 were playing cards by betting amounts and recovered a total sum of Rs.1,23,120/- and their cell phones also and later basing on the confession made by one of the accused, police registered a case against accused 1 to 9 and took up the investigation. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that only basing on the confession of one of the accused, the petitioners were implicated in the present crime and they are no way concerned with the alleged offence. Only at the instance of rival political group, the names of the petitioners were implicated in the above crime. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the proceedings in the above crime against the petitioners – A8 and A9 may be quashed. This Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation. However, the petitioners – A8 and A9 are directed to surrender before the court concerned and seek bail. On such surrender, the Magistrate is directed to release the petitioners on bail on their execution of personal bonds of Rs.1000/-(Rupees one thousand only) each to the satisfaction of the said Court. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 29th August 2011 Rns