THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14562 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking quashment of proceedings in C.C.No.104 of 2025 on the file of the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Armoor, registered for the offences under Section 196 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

2. Heard Sri C.Sravan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-

State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the specific allegation against the petitioners is that they have procured PDS ricefrom the beneficiaries at cheaper rate to sell the same for profit and on 16.12.2024 at 16.00 hours, the petitioners were found in possession of 37.20 quintals of PDS rice.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that without there being any complaint from any beneficiary, alleging that the rice was procured deceptively or with a criminal inten