Hatkar Balu Singh v. The State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6541 OF 2O2O Between:

Hatkar Balu Singh, S/o Hatkar Prem Singh, Hindu aged about 30 years, Occ- Govt. Employee, Senior Assistant in the O/o Sub-Registrar, Sircilla, Resident of Flat No,175/ 2, Shanthingar, Chinthakunta V/o Karimngar Mandal of Karimnagar District.

Rural ...PETITIONER AND

1. The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad .....M'LA,NANT/RES'.NDENT

2. Elgandla Laxmi, W/o Mallaiah, Resident of Ellanthakunta. ...RESPONDENT/INFORMANT 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 FIR No.441l2O2O of Police Station Sircilla Town, as against this petitioner/accused No.3. I.A. NO: 1OF 2020 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 pursuance of crime No.441l 2020 of Police station Sircilla Town, as against the petitioner/Accused No.3. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri SURENDRA DESAI, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and for the Respondent No.2 None appeared. The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN CRIMIN.AL PETITION No.6541 OF 2o20 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the petitioner-accused No.3 to quash the proceedings initiated against him 1n Crime No.44 1 ol 2O2O of Sircilla Town Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, registered for the offences under Sections I2O-8, 766, 167, 42O, 441, 463, 464, 46A, 47 I read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code 2.

There is no representation on behalf of the petitioneraccused No.3 3.

Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. 1-State has submitted that during pendency of this criminal petition, the Police concerned have completed the investigation and fded charge-sheet before the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cumJudicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajanna Siricilla District and numbered as C.C.No.829 of 2022. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has filed a copy of e-Courts proceedings to substantiate the same.

4. In view of the above submission, since entire investigation is completed and charge sheet is also Iiled, the very purpose of filing the criminal petition to quash Crime No.44 I of 2O2O of Sircilla Town Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, is defeated and thereby the Criminal Petition has become infructuous and liable to be dismissed.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, the petitioner is given liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he so desire.

Pending Miscellaneous Applications, if any, shall stand closed.

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