IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date:07.04.2026 Between:

Kunde Mahender …Appellant /Accused And State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor At Hyderabad. … Respondent

JUDGMENT:

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellant-accused aggrieved by the conviction and sentence imposed by the Special Sessions Judge cum Additional District Judge, Nalgonda, vide judgment dated 22.09.2011 in SC No.69 of 2009.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the de facto complainant, who is a resident of Vangapalli Village, is a Ward Member of Bahupeta village and the accused is a resident of the Bahupeta village. It is alleged that on 16.04.2009 at about 12.00 noon, the de facto complainant and his wife Shoba Rani were going to polling station arranged in a primary school, Bahupeta, in order to cast their votes in the General Elections. When they reached near the compound wall of the said school, the accused restrained them not to cast their votes in Bhupeta village on a plea that they have no house in the village. Then, the de facto complainant has informed the accused that he has no vote at Vangapalli village and being a Ward