THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8765 OF 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter ‘the BNSS’) seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C.No. 1453 of 2022 pending on the file of the learned Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amangal.

2. The petitioner is arrayed as Accused No. 63 in the aforementioned Calendar Case, which pertains to offences punishable under Sections 188 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, 8(B) of the Telangana Excise Act, 51(b) Disaster Management Act, 2005 and 3(1)

Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.

3. I have heard Mr. Md. Nazeeruddin Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing respondent No.1-State.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that on 13.06.2021 at about 02:00 hours, the complainant along with Staff surprised premises at Box Farmhouse, situated in the outskirts of Kadthal Village, and found group of participants i.e. male and female were consuming alcohol and dancing with DJ sounds by violating the Covid-19 lockdow