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VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Uppalapati Murali – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT /ORDER :
The instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.'), has been filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2, seeking quashment of the proceedings against them in CC No.5258 of 2019 on the file of the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short 'I.P.C.') and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short 'EC Act').
2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows :
(b) On enquiry, petitioner/accused No.1 confessed that he has been dealing with PDS rice and polishing the same in mills, selling the same as original, in a deceitful manner and earning more profits. While so, he purchased 31,675 Kgs. of PDS rice at Jaggaiahpet and stored in a g
The court quashed proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. due to insufficient evidence of an offense, affirming lawful acquisition of PDS rice by the petitioners.
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