CRLP/15252/2026 of Kakarla Ramesh Babu Vs The State of Telangana on 30 September 2026

1. Kakada Ramesh Babu, S/o Viswanadham, Aged 48 years, Occ: Business, R/o D.No.27-5-19, Market Street, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. [A.1]

2. Shalivan Patel, ln FIR wrongly described as Shivalal Patil, S/o Bhavurao, Occ.Business/ Owner of Lorry bearing No. KA 56 5735, R/o Byalhali, Bidar District, Karnataka State - 585 238 [A.2]

3. Lakhan Chalke Lakhan, S/o Prabhushetty Chalke, Aged 45 years, Occ: Driver, R/o Madkatti, Bidar District, Karnataka State - 585 41 1[A.3] ...PETITIONERS/AGGUSED 1 TO 3 AND

1. The State of Telangana, Through Munipally Police Station, Rep. by Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court, Hyderabad.

2. Smt. M. Swaroopa, Wo Raghu, Aged 35 years, Occ: Deputy Tahsildar Supply), District Civil Supply ffice, Sangareddy. Pub C (Civil ...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the proceedings in F.l.R. No. 169 of 2025 dated 09-09-2025 on the file of Munipally Police Station, Sangareddy District. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Stay all further proceedings in F.l.R. No. 169 oI 2025 dated: 09-09-2025 on the file of Munipally Police Station, Sangareddy District This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G sundaresan, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor for the state of relangana on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None appeared for Respondent no.2. The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURI-FO R'I'HE S'[A'I'E OF TELANGANA AT TIYDERABAD THE HONOURAI}LE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PIITI'I'ION No.15252 of 2026 CNR No. IIllllC0l064l 172026 Date: 30.09.2026 Betw een Kakarla Ramesh Babu and two others. ...Petitioners/Accused Nos. I to i ANI) The State of -l'elangana and another ..Respondents ORDIiR This Crirninal Petition ha-s bccn lllcd bv thc pet itioners/accused Nos.l to 3 scekirrg to quash the proceedings in Ir.l.R. No. 169 ol 2025 ol Munipally Police Station, Sangareddy District. registered fbr the offenccs punishablc undcr Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 2023 (fbr shorr 'the BNS'), and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short 'the E.C. Act') l. Ileard Mr. G,Sundarcsan, lcarned counscl lbr the petitioners, and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Plosecutor'fbi'rhe respondcnts -

3. -lhe specilic allegation against the petitione rs/ac cused Nos'I to 3 is that they had procured PDS rice from the benehciaries at cheaper ratc t() scll thc sattrc lirr prolit and on 09'09 1025 at l2-00 hours, thc pctitioncrs ucre tbrrnd in posscssion of'500 rihite colour bags containin g249'4' quintals o1'PDS rice' -1. Lcarrred ctruuscl fbl thc pctitioncrs would srrbrnit that wilhout thcre beir-rg any cornplaint 1r'onr any beneliciary' alleging that the pics rvas procured deceptively or with a criminal intent and charging the pclitioncrs 1br ptosccutton 'l'he allegations' cven takcn at thcir f'acc against the petitioners Further' this Courf in Crl P lro 5709 of 20 19. ivhile cotrsidcrin{l tlrc satlrc situation' catcgoricallv observed that thc oll'ences allc.ecd againsr the petitiorlers thcrcrrl could not bc continued an<i accordingly quashed the proceedings The petitioners are also entitled to the satre relief and hence pral'ed to quash the procccdines against the pctitioners' 5' l'he learned Adclitional Public Prosecutor submits that as per prosecution. trre .r.f.crcc saicr to har c becn conlrrittec.r bv the petitioners is chcating and violation ol'scction 7 ot'thc I,,.C Act ' fi-ld requestecl to is unlenable and irnProPer valuc cannot be susta inccl jj Pass approPrr atc orders

6. Section 7 of the E.C. Act contemplates that any person contravenes u'ith the production, supply. distribution and trade ol' cssential cornmodities, is purtishablc. As pcr thc prosccution. thc petitioners have procured PDS rice liom the benetlciaries afier supply frorn the dealer

1. A Coordinatc Bench of'this ('ourt in Crl.l).No.7217 of 1025 has considered the identical facls and observed that "'lhcrc r o urcrDt!ttt udir-trlitt.q llul llt( l)L'lilit)ttrt irt r'rtt\ trttt tlaccptircl.r iruluccd llrc hattclictttr it': trt lttrt l t illt tltt ttrl4tlirttl I'D.\ ritt' or thc hcncficirrt t lt u\t(l tltr' ['l),\ t t( ltttrtltust'Ll ht tltcut titlt tha ltctitioner untl tlttr Lli:lttttt' ,tlr tttrsrtltltt oltt trrlcLl rtr tttrttcrlttl to lhatr t)r n u.\e or u:ctl it in |ioluliou o/ u ltv ltrl liraclion or Lonlrucl. ln lha trh.sencc of a:scnliul firc.lors. rtn tha.ltrcc of prosctulion. lhis Court /inds it to hc tr /it c'q\a lo excrci.\( thc jtrristliction Lmd(r SeLlion 528 of BNSS lD3. fhu.t. (onIinuLtn(a rtl prrtca<lings crgLrin.st tht'ltatitittntr i: ubu.tc ol pntta.ss of lutL '

8. 'I'he facts and circulxstanccs o1'the present case also silnilar ro those in the above case and hence, this Court finds it to be a fit case to exet'c lse jurisdiction undcr Scction 52U of UNSS b1 appll ing thc same analogl- arrd to ciuash thc proceedings against the petitioners here in

9. Accordingl-v-. thc Crinrinal Pctition is allowed and th!' proceedings in F.l.R. No.l69 o12025 ol MLrnipally Police Station.

Sangarcddl [)istricr. against Lhc pctitionersi accuscd Nos.I to 3. arc h cr,:br c1u ash cd Pending miscellaneous applications. il any, shall stand c lo;ed SD/. K. BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYi/ SECTI /1"- oft oprrcen To pr/GNK 'l . The Judicial First crass Magistrate (Speciar Mobire court) at Sanga Reddy

2. The Station House Officer, Munipally police Station, Sangareddybistrict '

3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State oi Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

4. Onb CC to Sri. G Sundaresan, Advocate tOpUCI

5. Two CD Copies u+L-

HIGH COURT DATED: 3010912026

ORDER

CRLP.No.15252 ot 202G ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION 14: TA S E H

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