ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short ‘BNSS’) to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.4 in Crime No.237 of 2024 of Malakpet Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 r/w.Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 80(a) and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. The brief facts of the case are that the Sub-Inspector of Police, lodged a complaint against the accused stating that when he along with his staff are conducting vehicle check at Moosarambagh X road, they stopped the two-wheeler vehicles, which are not having number plates and when they questioned the accused, they stated that the vehicle owners had registered their vehicles but did not install number plates intentionally, which amounts to violating the traffic rules and avoiding traffic challans to cheat the Government. Therefore, respondent No.2, seized the vehicles and brought them to Police Station along with the accused. Thereafter, a case was registered; vide Crime No.237 of 2024 for the above offences.

3. Heard Sri Baglekar Akash Kumar, lear