IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.16716 of 2025

Date: 15.12.2025

Between:

Dhanavathu Narendar & Narendar Naik and another

...Petitioners

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,

High Court of Telangana,

At Hyderabad and another

...Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to

quash the proceedings in C.C.No.773 of 2024, on the file of II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Miryalguda, wherein the petitioners were arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2, for the offence punishable under Sections 420 of Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘EC Act’).

2. Heard Sri Ch.Ravinder, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.V.Jithendar Rao, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1.

3. The specific allegation against the petitioners/accused Nos. 1 and 2 is that they have procured PDS rice from the beneficiaries at cheaper rate to sell the same for profit and on 16.04.2024 at about 07.00 hours, the petitioners were found in possession of

60 bags of PDS rice totalling 30.70 quintals.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would su