Sathri Sudheer Kumar And 7 Others v. The State Of Telangana And 4 Others

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.1351 of 2020 ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.151 of 2017 on the file of the XIII Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad.

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A charge sheet came to be filed against the petitioners/A1 to A8 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 324 r/w 34 IPC and 4 and 6 of D.P. Act. 3.

Though the present Criminal Petition is filed seeking quashing of entire proceedings against the petitioners, learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer seeking dispensation of the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court on every date of adjournment. However, he submits that the 1st petitioner-A1 would represent the case on behalf of the other accused before the trial Court in the above C.C.

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The learned Public Prosecutor submits that since the identity of the petitioners 2 to 8-A2 to A8 is not in dispute, their presence in the above C.C. may not be necessary on every date of adjournment.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the personal appearance of the petitioners 2 to 8-A2 to A8 in C.C.No.151 of 2017 on the file of the XIII Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, is hereby dispensed with

while permitting them to mark their appearance through their counsel, except on the dates when their presence is specifically required by the said Court. However, the dispensation of personal appearance of the 1st petitioner-A1 before the trial Court in the above C.C. is rejected. Further, since the C.C. is of the year 2017, the learned XIII Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, is directed to commence and conclude the trial, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 6 months from today without giving any unnecessary adjournments.

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With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_______________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI DATED: 26.02.2020.

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