HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5697 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 in Sessions Case No.445 of 2022 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge-cum-Assistant Sessions Judge Court, Ranga Reddy District at Kukatpally.

2. The petitioner is accused No.2 charged for the offences under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (for short, ‘PITA’).

3. I have heard Mr.M.Suman, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State.

4. Briefly stated the prosecution case is that on 20.02.2021 the police on credible information of organizing brothel house surprised the Studio 11, H.No.1-96/8/13, Techno Polosis Building, 1^st Floor, Arunodaya Colony, Madhapur and found the petitioner along with a woman/victim. Upon due proceedings complaint was lodged and a case in Crime No.185 of 2021 has been registered.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that as per the complaint and even in the charge sheet, the petitioner is customer. The re