THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6144 OF 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking quashment of the proceedings, against the petitioner in Crime No.395 of 2025 on the file of the Chaitanyapuri Police Station, Rachakonda District.

2. The petitioner is sole accused in Crime No.395 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS, 2023’) and Section 20(2) of COTPA Act.

3. Heard Mr.Y.Bala Murali, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, for the respondent No.1-State.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that the petitioner/accused is involved in selling and purchasing the banned Tobacco products and the Police concerned has seized the said Tobacco products from his possession.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition Nos.3731 and Batch, on considering similar allegations and the merits quashed the proceedings against the petitioners therein. He further submits that t