1. The petitioner has filed the present criminal petition to quash the entire proceedings in C.C. No. 28/2015 arising out of Crime No. 76/2013 pending on the file of the Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFCI, Raichur.

2. It is the case of the prosecution that one Sikandar Basha, an Government Officer Gazetted, Flying Squad Chief lodged a written complaint before the Netaji Nagar Police Station alleging that he has received information on 16.04.2013 at 11.00 a.m. at the time of submission of nomination of assembly election in Raichur Rural Constituency 53, one Tipparaju Hawaldar, a BJP candidate engaged unauthorized private vehicles by giving money to the said vehicle owners for the purpose of bringing the voters and campaign at the time of submitting his nomination by violating the code of conduct of election and without obtaining the permission from the authorized election officer. It was further alleged that the Gazetted Officer along with his staff and panchas seized 11 vehicles and filed the complaint before Netaji Nagar police station for the offences punishable under Sections 171-H and 188 of IPC. The respondent-police have registered a case in Crime No. 76/2013 again