Bodapatla Sreenidh v. The State Of Telangana
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD MONDAY THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA RIMINAL PETITION NO: 1'l 11 OF Between:
Bodapatla Sreenidh, S/o. B. Kanakaiah, Aged 16 years, Occ. Student, Minor under Guardianship of Cousin Brother Shri Parasa Mahesh Sio. Late. P. Chandraya, Aged.29 years, Occ. Pvt. Employee, R/o- H. No. 78lA, Dowton Bazar, Bollarum, Thirumalgiri, Secunderabad-500010 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No. 3 AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court Building, Hyderabad.
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
2. Bodapatla Radha, Wo. Ramaiah Aged 45 years, OCC. Agriculture, R/o. Baniarupally, Siddipet, Medak-502107 ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in Cr. No. 147 of 2O23 of PS. Siddipet Rural Pending on the file of Principal JFC[,] AT SIDDIPET against the Petitioner/Accused No. 3.
l.A. NO: 1OF 2024 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C 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 in Cr- No. 147 of 2O23 of PS. Siddipet Rural Pending on the file of PRL. JrcM AT SIDDIPET against the Petitioner/Accused No. 3 herein.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri MAHESH RAJE, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the R€spondent No. 1 and of none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1111 of 2o.24 ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is frled under Secfion 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.J by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.3, to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.l47 of 2023 on the file of the Siddipet Rural Police Station, Siddipet District, for the offence punishable under Sections 324, 323, 422,504 and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.l - State.
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Without going into the merits of the case, since the punishment prescribed for the offence alleged against the petitioner is less than seven (07) years, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner/accused No. 3 to appear before the Investigating Offrcer on or before 12.02.2024 between O2:OO p.m. and 04:OO p.m. and inturn the Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A Cr.p.C. and also the guidelines
sr(s,J Crl.P.No.l111 ol 2024 formulated by the Hon,ble Supreme Court in Arnesh l{urna.r u. Stdte of Biharr scrupulously. However, the petitioner shall co-operate with the Investigating Ofhcer as and when required by furnishing information and documents as sought by him in concluding the investigation. The petitioner/accused No. 3 shall file all the documents which he ought to file to prove that it do not come under the criminal offences and the Investigating Olficer shall consider the same before filing appropriate report before the Magistrate.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.
SD/. A.V.S. PRASAD ASSrsrANrtzAR \ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate at Siddipet'
2. The Station House Officer, Siddipet Rural Polioe Statbn' Siddipet'
3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. (OUT)
4. One CC to SRl. MAHESH RAJE' Advocate [OPUCI
5. Two CD CoPies DL g
ls ) HIGH COURT DATED: 0510212021 1Be STAICq Joo \ i1 0 g tEB 2[2[ .L
ORDER
-f * * CRLP.No.'I111of 2024 t)i sPAit:
CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OFF ,,P