THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15470 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.164 of 2025 on the file of XIV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Hayathnagar, registered for the offences under Section 318(4) of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”) and Section 15 (3) of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is a registered Homeopathy Medical Practitioner vide Registration No.7630/H/2013. It is alleged that the petitioner is practicing Allopathy medicine, though he is qualified in BHMS and that the said act of practicing allopathy medicine attracts the offences under Section 420 of IPC and Section 15(3) of the Act.

3. Heard the submissions of Sri B.Vamshidhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sama Sandeep Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TMC for respondent No.2 and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the allegations faced by the petitioner are that thoug