Butti Krishnamraju, v. The State Of Telangana, Through Station House Officer, P.S. Mulugu,

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 350 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. Butti Krishnamraju, S/o Rajamallu, Age: 30 years, Occ: MeeSeva Centre, R/o H.No.5-39, Peddakodepaka Village, Shayampet Mandal , Mulugu District.

2. Butti Rajamallu, S/o Veeraiah, Age: 52 years, Occ: Agricullure, R/o H.No.S39, Peddakodepaka Village, Shayampet Mandal, Mulugu Districl

3. Butti Prameela, Wo Rajamallu, Age:47 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o H.No.S39, Peddakodepaka Village, Shayampet Mandal, Mulugu District 4- Butti Rakesh, S/o Rajamallu, Age: 23 years, Occ: Student, R/o H.No.5-39, Peddakodepaka Village, Shayampet Mandal, Mulugu District.

5. Butti Ravi @ Ravi Teja, S/o Rajamallu, Age: 2'l years, Occ: Student, R/o H.No.5-39, Peddakodepaka Village, Shayampet Mandal, Mulugu District. ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED Nos. 1 to 5 AND The State of Telangana, Through Station House Officer, P.S. Mulugu, Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad Botti Akhila, Wo Krishnamraju, Age'.22 years, Occ: Coolie, R/o Jakaram Village, Mulugu Mandal & District.

...RESPONDENTS/DE.FACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of the 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 against the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 5 in C.C. No. 1125 ol 2022, pending on the file of the Prl. Junior Civil Judge-cumJudicial Magistrate of First Class, Mulugu, Mulugu District, rn respect of the offences punishable under Section 498-A of the lndian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 1OF 2026 Petition under Section 528 of the 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, including the personal appearance of the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 5, in C.C- No. 1125 of 2O22 pending on the file of the

Prl. Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial MagiStrate of First Class, Mulugu, Mulugu District, in respect of the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending final disposal of the present petition.

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Shiva Kumar Konne, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Publc Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1-State, and None appeared for Respondent No.2 The Court made the following: OROER

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IN THE HIGH COU RT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.350 of 2026 Date: 19.0'1.2026 Between:

Butti Krishnamraju and four others ... Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, Telangana High Court, Hyderabad and another

...Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (tor short 'BNSS') by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.1125 of 2022 on the file of learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mulugu, Mulugu District.

2.

Heard Sri Shiva Kumar Konne, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners restricted his arguments to the extent of dispensing with the presence of the petitioners. before the trial court.

4.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted to pass appropriate orders 5.

Perused the record.

6.

However, in view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the presence of the petitioners before the trial court is dispensed with provided that they are represented by a counsel before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall appear before the trial court whenever their presence is required during the course of trial. 7 .

Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

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