THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.13536 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioners/accused seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.351 of 2025 on the file of Mahabubabad Town Police Station, Mahabubabad District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 296 (b), 118 (2) and 351 (2) r/w. 3 (5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’).

2. Heard Mr.K.Vamshi Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are facing false allegations, and the de facto complainant, in an attempt to settle scores in a civil dispute, has filed this false complaint with the intention of implicating the petitioners. He, therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that there are case and counter case filed against each other and has pointed out that both cases relate to an incident that occu