The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) seeking to
quash the proceedings against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 in Crime No.115
of 2026 on the file of the Rampachodavaram Police Station, Alluri Sitharama
Raju District registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 74,
79, 351(2) and 115(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for
brevity ‘the BNS’).
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant
Public Prosecutor. Perused the record.
3. As seen from the record, the alleged offences levelled against the
Petitioner/Accused No.1 are punishable with imprisonment for less than seven
(07) years.
