ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (for short “Cr.P.C.”) to quash the proceedings in FIR.No.341 of 2019, before SHO, Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam for the offences punishable under Section 379 IPC and Section 21(1) of M.M.D.A.R.A. Act, 1957.

2. The petitioners herein are the accused Nos.1 to 3 and the respondent- Police is the de-facto complainant. The prosecution had registered a case against the petitioners herein stating that on 21.11.2019 at about 17.00 hrs at VUDA Phase III Rajeev Nagar, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, on the credible information the SI of Police, Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam along with his staff went to the spot and found on lorry bearing No.AP 05 TB 2718 along with sand. On seeing the respondent-Police, when the petitioner/accused No.3, who was driving the lorry tried to escape from the spot and the police caught him. But no documents were available with him regarding the transportation of the sand and later on the respondent-police came to know that the petitioner/accused No.1 is running lorry supply in the name and style of M/s. Annapoorna Lorry Supply, Pithapuram and the petitioner/accused No.2 is the owner