COMMON ORDER:

Criminal Petition No.6079 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, is filed by the petitioner/A.5 in Crime No.324 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 191(3), 49, 61(2) and 118(2) read with 3(5)

BNS.

2. Criminal Petition No.6081 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, is filed by the petitioner/A.6 in Crime No.323 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 191(3), 49 and 61(2) read with 3(5) BNS.

3. Criminal Petition No.6130 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, is filed by the petitioner/A.34 in Crime No.323 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 191(3), 49 and 61(2) read with

3(5) BNS.

4. Criminal Petition No.6164 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, is filed by the petitioner/A.1 in Crime No.324 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 191(3), 49, 61(2) and 118(2) read with 3(5)

BNS.

5. Criminal Petition No.6165 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, is filed by the petitioner/A.1 in Crime No.323 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 191(3), 49 and 61(2) read with 3(5) BNS.

6. Heard arguments of Sri Niranjan Reddy, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the learned counsel for petitioners on record and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

7. From the record made available, the following sequence of facts are required to be noticed:

Sri P.V.Mithun Reddy @ Peddireddy Venkata Mithun Reddy is an elected Member of Parliament belonging to YSR Congress Party. Earlier to the recent general elections also he was an elected Member of Parliament. In the recently held general elections in the State, Telugu Desam Party came to power. Sri N.Reddappa was also formerly a Member of Parliament.

On 18.07.2024 Sri P.V.Mithun Reddy had come to the house of Sri N.Reddeppa. The scene of offence is at the house of Sri N.Reddeppa.

On the written information lodged by Sri N.Reddeppa F.I.R.

in Crime No.322 of 2024 was registered at 8:00 P.M. at Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District for the offences punishable under Sections 324(4), 329(4) and 326(f) read with 3(5) of BNS and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In the said F.I.R. it is mentioned that on 18.07.2024 at about 9:00 A.M. in the house of Sri N.Reddeppa during morning hours Sri P.V.Mithun Reddy was there and they were taking their breakfast. At that time persons belonging to Telugu Desam Party nearly 200 in number along with their leaders came there shouting that Mithun Reddy should go back. It is further mentioned that all those group of people of Telugu Desam Party criminally trespassed into the house and they were holding rods, sticks and such other items and destroyed the articles in the home and they damaged two cars which were in the precincts of the informant and they burn down one of the cars and a jeep by pouring petrol and lit fire to it and they remained there till about 5:00 P.M. in the evening and media and police were there and witnessed all these and the miscreants damaged property to a tune of Rs.50,00,000/- and he was abused by caste name and therefore, he requested for criminal action. Thus, according to this F.I.R., the incident occurred at

9:00 P.M. and continued till 5:00 P.M. on 18.07.2024.

One would further notice the registration of F.I.R. in Crime No.323 of 2024 and F.I.R. in Crime No.324 of 2024 registered at Punganur Urban Police Station. In F.I.R. No.323 of 2024 it is mentioned that leaders and workers of Telugu Desam Party having