THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8677 OF 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking quashment of the proceedings, against the petitioner in Crime.No.254 of 2025, on the file of the Chaderghat Police Station, Hydearabad.

2. The petitioner is accused in C.C.No.254 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) read with 3(5) of BNS and 20(2) of COTPA Act.

3. Heard Mr.Y.Bala Murali, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondents.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that the petitioner/accused is involved in selling and purchasing the banned Tobacco products and the Police concerned seized the said Tobacco products.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition No.3731 of 2018 and Batch quashed the proceedings against the petitioners therein by passing common order dated 27.08.2018. He further submits that the

2^nd respondent has registered the present crime in violation of the orders passed by t