Order:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein/A14 to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1872 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Vizianagaram.

2. A charge sheet has been filed against the petitioner herein and others for the offences under Sections 143, 341, 188, 269, 271 r/w 34 IPC and Section 51(b) of the Disaster Management Act.

3. Brief facts of the case are that, in recent past, the Government of Andhra Pradesh published job calendar for various posts in various Departments. Due to less number of posts announced by the Government, the accused (students of SFI and CITU) tried to organize protest programme against the Government but due to rapid spread of Covid, there was no permission to stage programme and the same was informed to the accused persons. Despite of the same, A1 to A14 formed into unlawful assembly, wrongfully restrained vehicles on public road at Kota Junction of Vizianagaram Town and created inconvenience to the general public by raising shouts against the Government and negligently behaved which was likely to spread covid.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends