ORDER :

1. The present Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short “Cr.P.C”) seeking to quash the Order dated 04.06.2014 passed in Crl.M.P.No.158 of 2014 in C.C.No.46 of 2013, on the file of the Court of Special Judge for the trial of ACB Cases, Rayalaseema Region at Kurnool, filed under Section 311 Cr.P.C to reopen the case and recall L.W.13 (DSP, ACB, Tirupati Range, Tirupati) and L.W.14(Inspector of Police, ACB, Tirupati Range, Tirupati).

2. Heard Sri S.M.Subhani, learned Special Public Prosecutor for ACB representing the petitioner/State and Sri C.Sharan Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent/accused officer.

3. The brief facts of this petition are that the respondent/accused officer is being prosecuted for the offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) before the Special Judge for trial of ACB Cases in Rayalaseema Region at Kurnool. Around the time, L.W.13 - Trap Laying Officer and L.W.14-Inspector of Police, who assisted L.W.13 in the trap proceedings, who are the crucial witnesses could not be produced before the Court of la