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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Y. LAKSHMANA RAO
Thummathati Rajasekhar @ Potti Raja, S/o. Thummatha – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Repl: by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi – Respondent
ORDER:
Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J.
1. The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity 'the BNSS '.) by the petitioner for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.167 of 2025 of Muttukur Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 409 , 417, 465, 467, 471,120(b), 109, 506(2), 386 r/w 34 of INDIAN PENAL CODE (for short 'the IPC').
2. Facts, in brief, of the case are that the de-facto complainant is the owner of F.S. transport. Accused No.1, who was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly was involved in all the illegal activities by using his designation. with strong support of Accused No.1, Accused Nos.2 to 9 planned to cheat the container transporters with an intention to wrongful gain and started three associations in the month of August, 2021 and maintained offices in the vacant place of Nadavala Sekhar. They increased transport charges with their own interest and issued orders to the owners of the containers. In continuation of this practice, on 11.04.2022, they issued orders to pay the increased charges on the name of KCPT transport as
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