HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.905 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners-accused Nos.19, 20 and 26 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in Crime No.154 of 2010 on the file of Khajipet Police Station, Kadapa District, registered against them for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 353, 379, 506 IPC, Section 29 of A.P. Forest Act, Section 20 of N.D.P.S.Act, Section 27 of Indian Arms Act and Section 20(g) of A.P. Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug offenders, Goondas, Immoral Trafficking Offenders and Land Grabbing Act, 1986. Heard both sides. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that except the confession of one accused, there is no material collected by the respondent-Police, but, at the same time, the respondent-Police are threatening the petitioners herein and the relatives of the petitioners are also taken into custody and that the family members of the petitioners are also harassed by the Police. This Court is of the view that the same cannot be a ground to quash the said Crime registered against the petitioners. But, in any event, taking into consideration the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the respondent-Police is directed not to harass the family members of the petitioners and they are also directed to strictly follow the latest amendment made to Section 41 Cr.P.C., if they intend to arrest the petitioners in this case. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 07th February, 2011 Note: Issue CC in one week. B/o DR