Siddapuram Prathap v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, Criminal Petition No.15965 of 2025, decided 04.12.2025 by Justice J. Sreenivas Rao. Quashing under Section 528 BNSS of proceedings in C.C.No.159 of 2022 (Judicial First Class Magistrate, Armoor) against Siddapuram Prathap, accused of an offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 involving alleged procurement of PDS rice from beneficiaries and seizure of 41 bags (12.45 quintals) on 09.04.2022. Decision rests on applying the analogy of a coordinate Bench ruling in Crl.P.No.7227 of 2025; counsel also invoked Crl.P.Nos.5709 of 2019 and 3349 of 2015. Respondents: State of Telangana and Myaka Srilivas (Dy. Tahasildar). Advocates: Alluri Divakar Reddy (petitioner), V. Jithendar Rao (Additional Public Prosecutor). Keywords: quashing, PDS rice, Essential Commodities Act, BNSS Section 528, abuse of process, Nizamabad/Armoor.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition allowed; proceedings in C.C.No.159 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Armoor against the petitioner/accused quashed; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stood closed.