THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12710 of 2025

ORDER

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against petitioner/accused No.2 in CC.No.1001 of 2021 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Yadadri Bhongir District, At Bhongir, registered for the offences under Sections 3(1) (zz) (viii), 26(2) (i)

of The Food Safety And Standards Act, 2006.

2. Heard Sri Y. Soma Srinath Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.2, as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter is squarely covered by the order dated 04.04.2022 passed by a Coordinate Bench in Criminal Petition Nos.209 and 224 of 2020.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor also submitted that the issue in the present criminal petition is covered by the earlier order in the above criminal petition.

5. The case of the prosecution is that the accused/proprietor sold unsafe tea powder for human consumption which is in violation of Section