THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11808 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings against her in C.C.No.1492 of 2025 on the file of learned X Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal, registered for the offences under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”), Section 22 of Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration (for short ‘TMPR’) Act,1968 and Section 34 read with 54 of National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (for short ‘NMCA’).

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is a registered Ayurvedic Doctor. It is alleged that the petitioner is practicing Allopathy medicine, though she is qualified in Ayurvedic Medicine and that the said act of practicing allopathy medicine attracts the offences under Section 420 of IPC and Section 15(2) of the Indian Medical Council Act.

3. Heard the submissions of Sri L. Rajesh Kumar, 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