THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14177 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in FIR No.169 of 2025 on the file of Maripeda Police Station, Mahabubabad District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 34 (e) of the Telangana Excise Act, 1968 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Mr.A.Shiva Sainath, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the matter is squarely covered by the order dated 04.03.2022 in Crl.P.No.15636 of 2013.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor also submitted that the issue in the present criminal petition is squarely covered by the earlier order in the above criminal petition.

5. Perused the record. The allegation against the petitioners is that they were found in possession of black jaggery. It is alleged that the said black jaggery is used as a material in the preparation of ID liquor, and that the petitio