THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7265 OF 2025 Mr. L. Ravichander, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Deepak Misra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners.

Mr. Dr. Surepalli Prashanth, the learned Special Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

ORDER:

1. The petitioners pray for quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.6 of 2025 for the offences under sections 188, 171 (B) read with 171 (E) and

171(H) of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’).

2. Both the petitioners have been named in the Chargesheet dated 24.05.2024. The C.C. is presently pending on the file of the learned Special Judicial First Class Magistrate for Excise Cases at Manoranjan Complex, Hyderabad (‘Trial Court’).

3. The Chargesheet dated 24.05.2024 arose out of a complaint received on 10.05.2024 at 0400 hours from one Sri G. Venkateshwarlu, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Kachiguda Police Station, Hyderabad. The Complaint states that the complainant had been deployed as the Police Station night duty officer at 2200 hours on 09.05.2024 and that the complainant along with other staff members and Flying Squad-1A Team members was performing vehicle checking at Lingamp