THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6897 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking quashment of the proceedings, against the petitioners/A1 and A2 in Cr.No.201 of 2025 of Hasanparthy Police Station, Warangal District.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in Cr.No.201 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 275 of BNS.

3. Heard Ms.A.Rupa Devi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing respondent No.1 – State.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 are involved in selling and purchasing the banned Tobacco products and the Police concerned has seized the said Tobacco products worth of Rs.3,00,000/- from the possession of the petitioners.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that this Court vide Criminal Petition No.6235 of 2022, on considering similar allegations and the merits, quashed the proceedings against the petitioners therein. He further submits that the 2nd respondent has regi