Jaldu Pardha Seshagiri Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3300 of 2016 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by A.2 under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.1334 of 2015-16 on the file of Chintalapudi Prohibition and Excise Station, West Godavari District registered for the offence under Section 7(a) r/w Section 8(e) of A.P. Prohibition Act.

Heard.

On perusal of the entire material available on record, prima facie there are some allegations as against the petitioner and truth or otherwise of the said allegations can be ascertained by the investigating agency during the course of investigation and this Court is not inclined to quash the proceedings in the said crime at this stage. Now, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the pendency of the above crime, the petitioner apprehends arrest and also harassment in the hands of the police. In view of the above, the police concerned are directed to complete the investigation into the crime without arresting the petitioner herein and file a final report, if any, in accordance with law. The petitioner is directed to appear before the investigating agency as and when required and cooperate with the investigating agency.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed.

_________________ RAJA ELANGO,J 14.03.2016.

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