IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
K.LAKSHMAN
Duddilla Sridhar Babu – Appellant
Versus
State Of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER:
K. LAKSHMAN, J.
Heard Mr. Dharmesh D.K. Jaiswal, learned counsel for the petitioner - accused No.1 and Mr. Palle Nageswar Rao, learned Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.
2. This Criminal Revision Case is filed challenging the order dated 22.11.2024 in Crl.M.P. No.3803 of 2018 in C.C. No.26 of 2023 (Old C.C. No.675 of 2017) passed by the Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Excise Cases at Hyderabad.
3. The petitioner herein is arraigned as accused No.1 in C.C. No.26 of 2023 (Old C.C. No.675 of 2017). The offences alleged against him are under Sections - 147, 186, 427 read with 149 of IPC.
4. In the complaint dated 23.08.2017, de facto complainant, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Projection, Division-2, Kataram Village and Mandal, In-charge of Peddapalli, alleged that public hearing on Kaleshwaram Project was started at 11.00 A.M. on 23.08.2017 at Reddy Function Hall, Raghavapur Village, Peddapalli Mandal and District. The said hearing was going on smoothly. People were expressing their views. At 12.15 P.M., the petitioner – accused No.1, accused Nos.2, 3, 4 and 6 and also about 300 number of persons started slogans against Chief Minister, li
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