ORDER :

Seeking to quash the proceedings that are pending against the petitioner in PRC No.191 of 2022 on the file of the Court of III Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, the present criminal petition is filed.

2. Heard the submission of Sri Achyuth Bharadwaj representing the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor who argued on behalf of respondent No.1.

3. The Detective Inspector of Police, Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad laid charge sheet against the petitioner and two others. The petitioner herein is arrayed as accused No.3. The contents of the charge sheet are that the other two accused i.e., accused Nos. 1 and 2 committed offences punishable under Section 370, 370(A)(2) of Indian Penal Code and petitioner/accused No.3 has committed offence punishable under Section 3, 4 and 5 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.

4. The case facts in capsule are that on 11.05.2022, the Sub Inspector of Police, Banjara Hills police station, Hyderabad received credible information that some persons are running brothel house and on that he conducted raid of the premises wherein the said activities were reported to be going-on and found the accused Nos.1 and 2 mainta