JUDGEMENT 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks quashing of his prosecution in Manpur P.S. Case No. 42/07 dated 5.9.2007 under Section 7 of E.G. Act. 3. The allegations in the F.I.R. are that the shop was found closed. The registers and key of the shop were with the petitioner who is a P.D.S. Dealer. For that reason there could be no physical examination of the shop. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, from the allegations themselves submits that no offence is made out and the F.I.R. is speculative in nature with the hope of building up a case against him during investigation. 5. If the shop of the petitioner was found closed, the prosecution authorities did not enter the shop, much less examine his registers, stocks etc. The mere leveling of an allegation that the shop was found closed and no physical verification could be done and yet an F.I.R. would lie against the petitioner, a P.D.S. Dealer, on alleged statement of certain beneficiaries, satisfies this Court that the allegations are speculative in nature. 6. This Court, therefore, is satisfied that to permit the investigation to continue shaii be clearly an abuse of the process of court. The entire prosecution of the petitioner in Manpur P.S. Case No. 42/07 is hereby quashed. 7. The application is allowed. 8. This order shall have no bearing on the proceedings against the petitioner with regard to his licence initiated by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Biharsharif under the Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001.