HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN CRIMINAL PETITION No.2733 OF 2025

ORDER

Heard Mr. T.V. Ramana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor and Sri T.Bala Mohan Reddy, 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.205 of 2024 of P.S. Utnoor, Adilabad District. The offences alleged against the petitioner herein are punishable under Sections 352, 353 (2), 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

3. Contents of the complaint, dated 03.10.2024 of 2^nd respondent, a Member of Indian National Congress Party, are that she is having a very good rapport with the neighbouring Maharashtra people. Since 30.09.2024, several people from Maharashtra have enquired with her about a news which was widely circulated in print, electronic and social media in which the Congress Party is accused of siphoning Rs.25,000 Crore from Musi Project in Hyderabad and they shared copies of the news published in the newspapers on 01.10.2024.

They stated with her that there are also video clips. On her enquiry, she came to