THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.1306 OF 2025

ORDER :

The present criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/accused under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., read with Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the charge-sheet in CC No.333 of 2019 in Crime No.388 of 2018 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior civil Judge-cum-I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Warangal in respect of offence under Section 420 of IPC.

2. Heard Sri Mohd.Naseeruddin, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public prosecutor, representing learned Public Prosecutor for the State/1st respondent.

Though notice was ordered, none appeared for the respondent No.2.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner, an advocate enrolled in the year 2022, is the sole accused in C.C.No.333 of 2019, arising out of Crime No.388 of 2018, pending on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Warangal, for the alleged offence under Section 420 IPC. The petitioner and the second respondent are childhood friends and had certain financial transactions bet