The petitioner is accused of offence punishable under Section 4 of the A.P. Prevention of Disfigurement of Open places and Prohibition of Obscene and Objectionable Posters and Advertisements Act, 1997 (in short 'the Act') in CC No. 47 of 2009 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Narasannapeta.

2. The petitioner contested as a candidate for No.19 Srikakulam Parliamentary Constituency during the elections of the year 2009. It is stated that the petitioner was the successful candidate in that election.

3. It is the prosecution case that on 30-3-2009 morning Dharmana Krihsnadas, who was the contesting candidate for Narasannapeta Assembly Constituency took procession along with his supporters for filling nomination and that Narasannapeta Assembly Constituency was part of Srikakulam Parliamentary Constituency and that the accused also followed with the procession and that at about 12 noon, 108 ambulance of Santhabommali Mandai came to Narasannapet with a patient and reached main road and that there was traffic jam due to the crowd and that in the meanwhile some of the supporters of the accused pasted her poster on the back doors of the said ambulance. Thus, admittedl