IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
Mandava Harish – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER :
Tirumala Devi Eada, J.
1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking the Court to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 & 5 in C.C.No.4989 of 2025, on the file of the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 186 and 341 read with 149 of IPC.
2. Heard Sri P.Ravi Shankar, learned counsel for the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 & 5 as well as Sri Jitender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1- State.
3. The facts of the case are that on 26.07.2023, at 13:15 hours, while the Sub-Inspector of Police, Saifabad Police Station (complainant herein) and other staff were performing patrolling in the limits of Saifabad Police Station, they noticed some members of Police Job Aspirants , who are 5 in number, organized “Protest Programme” in front of Gate No.1 of Dr.BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat for condemning implementation of G.O.Ms.No.46 in Police recruitment and obstructed the duties of the Police officer and thereby caused obstruction to the free flow of traffic of the s
The court quashed proceedings against the petitioners due to insufficient evidence establishing elements of the alleged offences, emphasizing reliance on independent witness statements.
Proceedings against accused in criminal cases must establish knowledge of the alleged public order violations; lack of evidence led to quashing of charges.
Charges against the petitioner were quashed for lack of evidence supporting the alleged violations, emphasizing the need for valid grounds in prosecutions related to conduct during public events.
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