THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1 seeking to quash the proceedings in CC No.706 of 2025 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Madhira, Khammam District, registered for the offences under Sections 318(4) read with 3(5) of BNS.

2. Heard Sri M. Janardhan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner and the de facto complainant are Advocates and in fact there was a dispute with regard to the fees pertaining to a particular case and due to the said dispute, the present complaint is filed with false allegations. He further submitted that the petitioner never promised the de facto complainant for providing any job to his wife and that he never entertained any dishonest intention, and thus the ingredients of Sections 318(4) of BNS are not made out against the petitioner. He, therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that the petitioner-accused No.1 is alle