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.1 in Crime No.140 of 2024 of Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 80(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. The brief facts of the case are that respondent No.2-Sub Inspector of Police, lodged a complaint against the accused stating that when he along with his staff are conducting vehicle checking at Gulzar House X road, they stopped 3 two- wheeler vehicles, driven by the accused, without number plate and that when they asked them why they are driving the vehicles without number plate, they gave hasty answers. 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.140 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC and Section 80 (a) of the Act.

3. Heard Sri Baglekar Akash Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, le