HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN CRIMINAL PETITION No.8865 of 2025

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for petitioner/accused No.1 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents.

2. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.1 in C.C.No.403 of 2023 on the file of the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Excise Cases, Hyderabad.

3. Petitioner herein is accused No.1 in the aforesaid C.C.

The offence alleged against him is under Section 188 of IPC. 2nd respondent lodged a complaint before Police, Garidepally Police Station, Suryapet District, alleging that on 19.10.2019 at 1100 A.M., when he was working as Model Code of Conduct (MCC) Team leader in Huzurnagar bye elections, he noticed that one meeting was conducted at Ponugodu Village and in that meeting the petitioner/accused No.1 along with accused No.2 were giving speech in favour of Congress Party and after enquiry, 2^nd respondent came to know that accused Nos.1 and 2 have conducted meeting without taking any prior permission from the Returning Officer, Huzurnagar and as such, they have v