Cherla Anand Kumar v. The State Of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE j PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION NO:4607 OF 2022 Between:

i Cherla Anand Kumar, S/o. Achaiah, Aged about 6'1 years, Occ. Advocate, Fyo. H.No.3-8-37/1, Bhavani Nagar, Vemulawada, Rajanna Sircilla District. ... PETITIONERYACCUSED AND i '1. TheStateof Telangana, ThroughS.H.O, P.S., Vemulawada (T) Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

2. Gudise Rajamani, Wo. Rajarathnam, Aged about 55 years, Occ. House Wife, Rl/o Shathrajpalli Village, Vemulawada Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District- ...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of Ct.P.C praying that in the circumstahces stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the criminal proceedings in Crime No.20012O22 of PS Vemulawada (T), Rajanna Sircilla District, for the alleged offence U/Sec.354, 506 IPC against the Petitioner/Acoused.

l.A. NO: 1OF 2022 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 of all further proceedings including arrest of the Petitioher/Accused herein in Crime No.2OO|2O22 of PS Vemulawada (T), Rajanna Sircilla District, for the alleged offence U/Sec.354, 506 lPC. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri V RAGHUNATH , Advocate for the Petitioner and the Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri Penuballi Ramesh Babu, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.46O7 OF 2022 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C. J by the petitioner/Accused to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.20O of 2022 on the file of Vemulawada Town Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District for the offences under Section 354, 506 ol the Indian Penal Code.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. Perused the record.

3. The 2"d respondent filed a complaint stating that on 20.O3.2022, the petitioner allegedly trespassed into her house and behaved indecently.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he is a practicing advocate and the 2"d respondent is a client, however fa_lse complaint is made with a delay of nearly fifty days. 5.

Since there is delay of 50 days in lodging the complaint, and no reasons are given as to why such delay occurred, this Court

!-.I deems it appropriate to direct the Police to conclude the investigation without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner. However, the petitioner shall appear for the purpose of investigation as and when required.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed off. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, sha1l stand closed. Sd/- C. PRAVEEN KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Huzurabad' Dist Karimnagar

2. The Station House Offlcer, Vemulawada Police Station' Rajanna Sircilla District' 3- Two CC to the Public Prosecutor' High Court fbr the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

4. One CC to Sri V.Raghunath' Advocate [OPUC]

5. Two CD CoPies BJLB pr t

, J HIGH COURT DATED: 1710312023

ORDER

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