ORDER

Heard Sri Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri R. Chandrasekhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Siddharth Luthra, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri Palle Nageswar Rao, learned Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 and Sri Goalla Seshadri, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

2. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.1205 of 2024 pending on the file of Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad ( for short, ‘the subject crime’).

3. The petitioner herein is A.1 in the subject crime. The offences alleged against the petitioner herein are punishable under Section 120-B, 386, 409 and 506 read with 34 of IPC and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2008 ( for short, ‘the IT Act’).

Facts of the case:-

4. On the complaint lodged by 2^nd respondent dated 01.12.2024, the Police Panjagutta, registered a case in Cr.No.1205 of 2024 against the petitioner herein and other accused for the aforesaid offences. As per the said complaint dated 01.12.2024 of 2^nd respondent, the allegations leveled against the petitioner herein/A.1 and A.2 are as