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titution of lndia praying that in the herewith, the High Court may be irection more particularly one in the ondents by declaring issuing of 01 .08.2025 is illegal, arbitrary and and 21 of the constitution of India justice and consequently set aside o MC No. 8.1117112025, dated Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent no 4 to immediately release the petitioner from the district jail Adilabad pending disposal of the main writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the proceedings no. MC No. B/1 17112025, dated 01 08.2025 pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI POLAMPELLI RAJU Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. GP FOR PROHIBITION EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER "F/ "r*,.rax.,lry HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE . LAKSHMAN WRIT PET ITTON No.23 27 0F 2025 ORDER Ileald Sri Raju Polarnpelli. lear:n counsel tirl the Petitioner and learncd Asst.Govt. Plcader lol Prohibi ion and [].xcise.

2. Perusal of tl're r:ccold would rev al that the petitioner hereln has involved in COR No.538 ol 2024. ted 04.08.2024 Pcnding on the flle ol'Prohibition and Excisc Statio , Ninnal. r'cgistercd 1br the ollence punishablc under Section 34 (a of [:xcisc Act. 199-5. ]'he allegation against him is that he did illcg I transportation of ID liqtror FIe has also involved in altother cliure of hc very san're Police Station vicle COR No.35 of 2025, dated 11 01 2 25 lbr the satne of'tcncc and allegation is also satne. 3 . 3 "1 rcspondent l-ras isstreci rlot e dated 19.07.2025 under Section 141(l) (b) of 'l-he l]haratiya Naga ik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 ( ioncr to pav PenaltY amount for shor1, ' the IINSS') directing thc pcti of Rs.1,00,000/- within thrce (3) days proceedings dated 01.08.2025 stating tl'rat the petitioner involved in an olfence and the salne was provcd unde Scction 129 of BNSS. lle failed to pay an arnount of Rs' 1,00,000/- as per the bond that he has Thereaftcr, I-re has issued l ! I '\ -- \r+{flEF \ \ \ 2 entered befbre the 3"r respondent. Thereforc, he has ar-rtltorized 4tl' respondent to detain the petitioner in custody lirr ll days i.c, fiom 0l .08.201-s to I I .08.202-5. Challenging the saicl Pr.,rceedir.uts, rhc nctitioncr tilcd rlrc ntescnl rvrit petition.

4. Perusal ol'record would reveal that the petirior)er hercin has f.ilcd W.l'.No. I 7 L 68 of 2025 to declare the show cnrrsc noticc dntcd

28.0-5.2015 as illcgal. Vide order dated li.06.l0li. this CoLrrt pcrn-ritted thc: pctitioner to sublnit crplanation to thc s:rjcl shou, cause n.ticc a.d i''l r-cspondcnt shall conside, thc sanic. In e orrrpliarce ri ith thc said oldcr,3"r respondent has issued procecdings clrtcd 19.07.1015 under Scctiofr l4l ( I ) (b) of []NSS dirccting the peririUncr. ro pr) an arnoLtrlt ol l{s. 1.00.000/- r,"ithin threc days. -5. lt is the specific contention of the petition.-r. that rhe i,,l respondent has r.rot lbllowed the proccdur.e uncler Scclion lzl I( I) (b) ol thc BNSS r.r,hilc passing order dated 29.01 .2025 ancl uhile dctaining the petitioner.

6. Section l4l ol' BNSS deals q,ith irnpr-isonnrcnt in clefhult ol security and the sanre is extracted below:-

1.11 . lnrprisonrrent rn dclault o1'securitv { I) (tr) i1'an1 pL'lson altcr har.inr: exccuted a bond or bail bond fcu. the peacc in grursuancc of an or.der o1 a N4agistratc Untler .,cetitrrr keeping I 16. is provcd, to the satist'action of such lvlagis havc committed breacl, of thc bond or successor-in-officc may. alicr rccol'ding that thc person be arrested ard detairrcd i pcliocl of the bond or bail bond aud sucll o anv otl)cr punisltment or tbrl'eiture to uhic te or his successor in-ol'llcc, to bail bond. such Magistrate or e grounds ol'such Proof-- order r prison until the exPirl' of thc er shall be u'idrout prejtrdicc to the said persou maY be lrable in accot dattcc rvith law. 1 As discussed suPra, the Petiti ner iuvolved in the aloresaid two clirnes. 'l'he allegation [eveled a ainst the petitiorler and the oll-ences are same. He has transportcd nvcstigating Of llcer illegally lrr both tlte critttes, investigutiort is pcrr ing. Thc I rrvcstigating Olficer has to complete investigation and y charge sheet against the petitioner. Therefore, the proceedi gs, dated 29.01 .2025 and 0l.0U.2025 of 3'd respondent rvhct'ein c has stated that the ot'fctlce urrder Section 129 of BNSS is Pro ed against thc Petitiorrci IS thctually incorrect.

8. Vide order dated 29.07'1025 3'd responclent dilected the petitioncr to pay an amount of Rs' 1,00,0 0/- within three daYs towards penalty. The said three days peliod expired by 01.08.2025 Therefble, 3'd respondent has to pa the said order onlY after

02.08.2025 \- 1 - ,t.:'1f1EtE9:8 '\. 4 9 In the prescnt casc, 3"r respondent has passecl an ordel dated

01.08.2015 ordering detention of the petitioner betblc expiry ol'the said thlee days period nrentioned in the order dated l().07.2015. Thc pctitionel is in 4'r' respondcnt .iail. Thelcfore.. 1>rocr-eclings dated

19.07.2015 and proceedings datecl 01.08.2025 of 3"j r.'spondent arc' in violation of tht' proccdure laid dou,n under Section 141 o1'BNSS and accordingly the said orders arc liable to be sct aside

10. [-carncc] :\sst.Gor t.Plczrdcr tbl Prohibition anrl F.xcisc. lairlr subrnitted that 3''r lespoudent did not follow thc procr.durc laicl clorvn uncler BNSS r.vhile passing impugned orclers and libertl n-ray be giveu to -j'r responclent to initiate lresl'r proceedings I l. In the light of thc said submission, this ri,r'it pctiti()rl IS disposcd of at thc actnission stage. Both the orders drrrc-cl 29.07.1025 and 0l .08.1025 of tlre 3'd rcspondent are set aside. 4' ' r'cspondcnt/ I'hc Superintendent, District Jail, Adilabad, is directccl to relcasc thc petiLioner lortlrrvith. Libcrty is granted to the 3"r responclent to initiate [lcsh action against [hc petitioner in terms of Section l.1l ol- l]NSS by follou,ing the procedure laid down under BNSS '.-n4j'F7 -1 . '!/ 5 As a sequcl, rniscellaneous Petit ns, il any, pcnding in the writ petition shall stand closed sD/- B.CHANDRA PRAKASH DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE CO Yil ECTION OFFICER To, '1 . The Principal Secretary Prohibition and of Telangina. HYderabad'

2. The Principal Secretary Revenue depa Hyderabad

3. The Tahasildar' And Mandal executive Dist. Nirmal.

4. The superintendent' District Jail' Adila 5 The Station House Officer, prohibttion -' Public Prosecutor High Court tor tne s 6. One CC to SRI POLAMPELLI RAJU' T Two CCs to GP FOR PROHIBITION E t Telangana. [OUT] Excise Department Secretariat' state ment Secretariat, state of Telangana' agistrate Kaddam lvlandal Kaddam ' d Dist. Adilabad- (SPeed Post) nd excise dePartment ReP bY its te of Telanagana vocate. [OPUC] CISE, High Court for the State of

8. Two CD CoPies. BSK PSK HIGH COURT DATED:04t0812025 I ORDER WP.No.23027 ol2025 STAIE o o l'ji5 [\\tj 1g Jr PAl c,\ 7 6) .L d+ I t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUT COSTS \\