HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN CRIMINAL PETITION No.5756 OF 2025

ORDER

Heard Mr. T.V. Ramana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Shalini Saxena, learned counsel representing Sri Palle Nageshwar Rao, learned Public Prosecutor and Sri M. Vijayakanth, learned counsel appearing for 2^nd respondent.

2. The present Criminal Petition is filed under Section - 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.252 of 2025 pending on the file of P.S. Subedari, Warangal District. The offences alleged against the petitioner herein/sole accused are punishable under Sections 308(2), 308(4) and 352 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNS’).

3. As per the said complaint, dated 29.03.2024, the allegations levelled against the petitioner herein are that on observing that the husband of the 2^nd respondent was under fear, on her enquiry, he stated that the petitioner herein i.e. MLA of Huzurabad Assembly Constituency earlier threatened him and extorted an amount of Rs. 25 Lakhs. He further stated that again on 18.4.2025, the petitioner called from his phone No. 9949219999 to his phone No. 9959513366 and stated that if he wants to