THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.14511 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1

seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.230 of 2025 of Wanaparthy Rural Police Station, Wanaparthy District, registered for the offences under Section 3 of Explosive Substances

Act and Section 288 of BNS.

2. Heard Sri L. Harish, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for

respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the owner of the subject land, but he is not concerned with the blasting operations in the subject land. He further submitted that the boulders in the subject land are being blasted by the workers. He further submitted that the ingredients of Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act does not get attracted against the petitioner herein, as he was not present at the site at the time of blast. He further submitted that the tractor was brought by accused No.2 and that the blasting operations are being carried out in the subject land by accused No.2 with the help of accused No.3. Thus, no malicious

intent