THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6217 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) seeking quashment of proceedings against the petitioners in Sessions Case No. 541 of 2023 on the file of the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Medchal-

Malkajgiri District at Medchal.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.2 and 3 in the Sessions Case, charged for the offences punishable under Sections 370, 370(A) of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (for short, ‘IPC’) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention)

Act, 1956 (for short, ‘PITA’).

3. I have heard Mr. S. Akhilesh Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State.

4. Briefly stated the prosecution case is that on 16.03.2023 the Police on credible information of organizing brothel house surprised the Plot No.67, H.No.04-085/67B, Sriven Enclave, Gajularamaram at 14:15 hours and found the petitioners along with a woman/victim. Upon due proceedings the complaint was lodged and a case in Crime No.