Telangana High Court
CRLP/14680/2026 of Amireddy Jalandhar Reddy Vs The State of Telangana on 23 September 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIM INAL PETTTION NO: 14680 OF 2026 Between: 1. Amireddy Jalandhar Reddy, S/o Papi Reddy, Aged about 36 years,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER
. TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO
CRIM INAL PETTTION NO: 14680 OF 2026
Between:
1. Amireddy Jalandhar Reddy, S/o Papi Reddy, Aged about 36 years, Occ. Pvt.
Employee, Rl/o Marriguda, Nalgonda District.
2. Gajavelli Ravi Kumar, Sio Venkataiah, Aged about 27 years, Occ. Business, R/o [Vlarriguda, Nalgonda District.
3. Miryala Vijay Kumar, S/o Krishnaiah, Aged about 40 years, Occ.Business, Rl/o Donipamula Village, Chandur Mandal.
4. Veeramalla Ramesh, S/o Aluvaiah, Aged about 40 years, Occ Business, Rl/o Nampally Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District.
5. Edulakanti Srihari, S/o Lingaiah, Aged about 26 years, occ. Driver of DCM, Rl/o Baironibanda Village, Nalgonda District.
6. Dandampalli Naresh, S/o Anthaiah, Aged about 24 years, occ. Driver, Rl/o Baironibanda Village, Nalgonda District.
7. Bandara Raju, Sio Mallaiah, Aged about 40 years, Occ. Businessman, R/o Panagal Village, Nalgonda District.
8. Jogiparthi Mukkanteswara Rao @ Mukkanti, S/o Venkataramaiah, Aged about 40 years, Occ. Rice Mill Owner, Rl/o Piduguralla, Guritur District, A.P.
9. Laxman Rao, Fl/o Kakinada, Aged about 40 years, Qcc. Businessman, R o Panagal Village, Nalgonda District.
..PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 1 to 9
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, HYderabad.
2. Md. Habeeb, Revenue lnspector (Civil Supplies), Nampally tVlandal, Nalgonda District.
...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.'1235 of4022 arising out of Crime No.206 of 2021
of Chandur Police Station, Nalgonda District, pending on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate (Spl. Mobile), Nalgonda against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to g.
l.A. NO: 1OF 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 dispense with the filing of certified copy of the Chargesheet in CC.No. 1235 of 2022
arising out of Crime No. 260 of 2021 oI Chandur Police Station, Nalgonda District, pending on the file of the Judicial First Class lvtagistrate (Spl. Mobile), Nalgonda.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri KAVALI
VISHNU KANTH, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Addl. Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared on behalf of the Respondent No.2
The Court made the following: ORDER
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TDLANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JTISTICE J. SREENryAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1468O of2026
(CNR No. HBHCO10615252o26l
DATDT 23.09.2o26
Between :
Amireddy Jalandhar Reddy arrd eight others
.... Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 9
AND
The State of Telangana and another
Respondents
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This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS] by the petitioners / accused Nos.1 to 9 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No. 1235 of 2022 on lhe h1e of the Judicial First Class Magistrate (Special Mobile), Nalgonda, for the offences under Section 42O read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, 'the IPC') and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, 'EC Act').
2. Heard Mr. K. Vishnu Kanth, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. I State. With their consent. the criminal petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not committed the offences and have been falsely implicated in the present crime. Even according to the allegations levelled in the complaint. the ingredients of the offences under Section 420 of the IPC and Section 7 of the E.C. Act are not attracted He further submitted that without there being aly complaint from aly beneficiary' alleging that the rice of 120 Quintals was procured deceptively or with a criminal intent and charging the petitioners for prosecution is untenable and improper. The allegations on their face value cannot be sustained against the petitioners. Further, this Court in Cr1'P No 57O9 of 2019 and 3349 of 2015, while considering tht: sa-me situation' categorically observed that the offences alleged against the petitioner thereincannotbecontinuedarrdquashedtheproceedings'The petitioners are also entitled to the same relief ald' hence' prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners'
4. The learned Additiona-t Public Prosecutor submitted that as per prosecution, the offence said to have been committed by the petitioners is cheating and violation of Section 7 of EC Act and requested to pass appropriate orders.
5. Section 7 of trC Act contemplate that any person contravenes with the production, supply, dlstribution and trade of essential commodities in this regard, is punishable' As per the prosecution' the petitioners have procured PDS rice from the beneficiaries after suppl5' from the dealer.
6. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in Crl P'No 7227 of 2025 1:,as considered the identical facts and observed that:
"There is no avermenI indicating that the petitioner in any way deceptively induced the benehciaries to part with the supplied PDS rice or the benehciary entrusted the PDS rice purchased by them with the petitioner and they dishonestly misappropriated or converted to their own use or used it in violation of a lawful direction or contract. In the absence of essential factors, on the face of prosecution, this Court finds it to be a fit case to exercise the jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023. Thus, continuance of proceedings against the petitioner is abuse of process of law".
7. The facts and circumstances of the present case also similar to those in the above case and hence, this Court I'inds it to be a fit case to exercise jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS by applying the same ana1o$/ and to quash the proceedings againsl the petitroners herein.
8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is a.llowed and the proceedings in C.C. No. 1235 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate (Special Mobile), Nalgonda, against the petitioners / accused Nos.1 to 9, are hereby quashed. Miscellaleous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. SD/- K. BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT R GISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SECTION OFFICER
1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate (Spl. Mobile), Natgonda
2. The Station House officer, chandur porice station, Nargonda District. 3 Two ccs to PUBLTC pRosEcuroR High cou( for the State of rerangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
4. One CC to SRt. KAVALT VTSHNU KANTH Advocate tOpUCl
5. Two CD Copies To, ry TPK/GNK
HIGH COURT DATED: 2310912026
ORDER
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