ORDER :

1. This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in Crime No.848 of 2020 on the file of Tadipatri Town Police Station, Anantapur District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 153 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’).

2. It is the case of the petitioner that, on the basis of the complaint dated 25.12.2020 lodged by the defacto complainant/second respondent herein, the petitioner was falsely implicated in Crime No.848 of 2020.

3. The brief facts of the case are that, the defacto complainant is a police constable bearing Number PC-1967 by name K. Peddanna. According to him, on 24.12.2020 he received information regarding telephonic conversation which allegedly took place between one Vali - a resident of Tadipatri Town working in MY News, Youtube channel and one Kulasekhar Reddy - a sand bullock-cart transporter. The verbatim of the conversation which was recorded by Vali states as follows:

“..that Tadipatri MLA Sri Pedda Reddy wife is demanding Rs.10,000/-per one bullock cart of sand and that she assured that if any problem arises they will look after it”

4. It is alleged that, Vali and Somasekhar Naidu who belong to th