Devathi Siva Kumar vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY Criminal Petition Nos.2966, 3555, 3636, 3649, 3660, 3661, 3665, 3670, 3671, 3675, 3678, 3680, 3682, 3687, 3690, 3693, 3694, 3703, 3706, 3709, 3711, 3721, 3722, 3724, 3725, 3726, 3727, 3747, 3749, 3752, 3755, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795, 3822, 3823, 3824, 3825, 3842, 3850, 3852, 3858, 3859, 3861, 3864, 3890, 3892, 3896, 3897, 3898, 3904, 3907, 3924, 3926, 3946, 3947, 3989, 4008, 4012, 4013, 4017, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4028, 4034, 4053, 4062, 4064, 4070, 4071, 4072, 4081, 4105, 4110, 4117, 4121, 4149, 4167, 4169, 4199, 4230, 4249, 4274, 4276, 4280, 4293, 4296, 4302, 4303, 4413, 4434, 4462, 4467, 4473, 4493, 4498, 4515, 4539, 4570, 4575, 4608, 4610, 4613, 4643, 4644, 4645, 4667, 4737, 4756, 4762, 4830, 4892, 4899, 4928, 4939, 4980, 4981, 5011, 5024, 5046, 5158, 5201, 5226, 5298, 5301, 5346, 5713 and 5925 of 2021

COMMON ORDER:

This batch of Criminal Petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

are filed seeking quash of F.I.Rs. registered for the offences punishable under Sections 188, 269. 272, 273, 328, 420 r/w.34 of IPC; Sections 5(1), 6(a), 6(b), 7, 20, 22, 24(1) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, (for short, the “COTPA”); Sections 55, 57, 57(2), 58 and 59 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, (for short, the “FSS Act”); Sections 34(1)(i), 34(a) of the A.P. Excise Act and Sections 7(A) r/w.8(E) of the A.P. Prohibition Act; and under Sections 8(a), 8(c) r/w. 20(b)(ii),(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, (for short, the “NDPS Act”).

2. For the sake of convenience, the F.I.Rs. registered only for the offences under the I.P.C., FSS Act and COTPA are shown in the following Table-I. The F.I.Rs. registered for the offences under IPC, FSS Act and COTPA, along with A.P. Excise Act and A.P.Prohibition Act are shown in Table-II and the F.I.Rs. registered for the offences under IPC, FSS Act and COTPA alongwith NDPS Act are shown in Table-III.

TABLE-I (Cases under IPC, COTP Act and FSS Act)

S l. No.	Crl. Petition No.	Crime No. & Name of P.S.	Array of accused	Offences allegedly committed	Nature of offence
1)	2966 of 2021	Cr.No.63 of 2021 of Halaharvi P.S., Kurnool Dt.	A1 & A2	U/Secs.188, 273 r/w. 34 of IPC	Transportation of banned gutka, pan masala packets
2)	3636 of 2021	Cr.No.163 of 2021 of Gudiwada I Town P.S., Krishna District	Sole accused	U/Secs.269, 270, 273 and 328 of IPC	Transportation of Khaini and Gutka packets.
3)	3649 of 2021	Cr.No.439 of 2021 of Kancharapalem P.S., Visakhapatnam District.	Sole accused	U/Ss.188, 269 of IPC; Sec.6(a), 6(b) r/w. 24(1) of COTP Act	Sale and transportation of Gutka and other banned tobacco products.
4)	3665 of 2021	Cr.No.128 of 2021 of Gurazala Town P.S., Guntur Dt.	Sole accused	U/Ss.188, 273 of IPC; Sec.57(2), 58 of FSS Act; and Sec.25(1),5(1) of COTP Act.	Sale of Gutka and other banned tobacco products.
5)	3678 of 2021	Cr.No.75 of 2021 of Naidupet P.S., SPSR Nellore District.	A1 & A2	U/Ss.272, 273 of IPC; Secs.20(1), 22 r/w.5(1) of COTP Act.	Sale of Gutka and other banned tobacco products.
6)	3680 of 2021	Cr.No.380 of 2020 of Naidupet P.S., SPSR Nellore District.	Sole accused	U/Ss.272, 273 of IPC; Sec.20(1), 22 r/w.5(1) of COTP Act.	Sale of Gutka and other banned tobacco products.
7)	3682 of 2021	Cr.No.128 of 2021 of Naidupet P.S., SPSR Nellore District.	A-1	U/Ss.272, 273 of IPC; Sec.20(1), 22 r/w.5(1) of COTP Act.	Possession of banned tobacco products.
8)	3687 of Cr.No.137		of A1 to A4 U/Ss.188,		Transportation

	2021	2021 of Mydukur P.S., YSR Kadapa District.		273 r/w.34 of IPC; Sec.20(2) of COTP Act.	of Gutka packets.
9)	3690 of 2021	Cr.No.189 of 2021 of Martur P.S., Prakasam District.	A1 to A3 U/S.20(2)	of COTP Act.	Possession and sale of banned tobacco products.
10)	3694 of 2021	Cr.No.186 of 2021 of Badvel U/G P.S., YSR Kadapa District.	A1 to A3 U/Ss.188,	272, 273 r/w.34 of IPC; Secs.7 and 20 of COTP Act.	Manufacture and transportation of tobacco products without any label.
11)	3703 of 2021	Cr.No.465 of 2020 of Pedakakani P.S., Guntur Urban	A2	U/Ss.286, 420 of IPC; Secs.20(1) r/w.7(2) of COTP Act.	Sale of prohibited tobacco products and possession of crackers without any license.
12)	3709 of 2021	Cr.No.6 of 2021 of Varikuntapadu P.S., SPSR Nellore District.	Sole accused	U/Ss.272, 273 of IPC; Secs.20(2), 22 r/w.5(1) of COTP Act.	Possession, distribution and sale of Gutka packets.
13)	3711 of 2021	Cr.No.197 of 2021 of Narasaraopet Rural P.S., Guntur District.

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