THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.275 of 2025 on the file of the Matewada Police Station, Warangal District against the

petitioner-accused.

2. Heard Mr.Nand Kishore Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public

Prosecutor appearing for the State-respondent No.1.

3. The brief facts of the case are that on 23.06.2025 at 16.30 hours, a complaint was filed by the complainant-respondent No.2-ASI of Police stating that on 23.05.2025 at 14.00 hours, when he and PC-3053, Mr.Abhilash were on patrol in the Battala Bazar area, Matwada, at about 15.00 hours, they received information that the Government prohibited tobacco products are being sold. Upon receiving the said information, the de-facto complainant and other police officers reached the spot at 15.15 hours, where, on seeing them, one person attempted to escape from the shop and then they apprehended

him and seized some bags, which he was carrying and found banned tobacco items. Subsequently, the police called two panch witnesses and condu