THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI CRIMINAL PETITION No.2717 OF 2024

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C’) by petitioner/accused No.5 to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.217 of 2024 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, (Prohibition & Excise) at Sangareddy. The offences alleged against petitioner are under Sections 171-B r/w 171-E and 188 r/w 109 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Heard Ms. Y.Sonanjali, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent – State. Perused the material on record.

3. On the basis of a complaint dated 29.11.2023 by one Mr. Nageshwar Naik (Flying Squad-I, Patancheru Assembly Constituency) addressed to the Inspector of Police, Patancheru, an FIR came to be registered bearing No.863 of 2023, dated 29.11.2023, for the offences under Sections 171-B r/w 171-E and 188 r/w 109 of IPC. The gist of the complaint is the flying squad team was making rounds in the Patancheru Assembly Constituency, when it noticed that followers of BRS party were distributing amounts to the public (voters) and they we