THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11182 of 2025 ORDER:-

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No.1 under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.1418 of 2021 on the file of the learned XII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class-cum-I Additional Junior Civil Judge, at Rajendra Nagar, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of Telangana State Gaming Act, 1974.

2. Heard Sri N. Praveen, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Jitender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing respondent No.1-State. Perused the record. 3. The brief facts, as culled out from the charge sheet, are that on 23.07.2020, respondent No.2 received information about gambling, which was in progress at Anmul Catering Godown at Kattedan, and proceeded to the scene and found that the accused were playing three cards game by betting money. Therefore, the petitioner and other accused were taken into custody and also seized net cash of Rs.1,32,450/- and 52 playing cards from the possession of the accused at the ins