THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.13363 of 2025

ORDER

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.7 in C.C.No.230 of 2022, pending on the file of the learned Junior Civil Judge-cum- Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Luxettipet, Mancherial District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 34 (e) of the Telangana Excise Act, 1968 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Sri A.Shiva Sainath, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter is squarely covered by the order dated 04.03.2022 in Crl.P.No.15636 of 2013 and enclosed a copy of the said order.

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 petitioner is that he was found in possession of Jaggery. It is alle