R. Laxman Chary And 4 Others v. The State Of Telangana And Another

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5870 of 2019 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., is filed by the petitioners/A1 to A5 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.860 of 2016 on the file of the XXIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, registered for the offence under Section 498-A IPC, against them.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the 1st respondent-State and perused the record.

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Though the petitioners have raised several grounds to quash the proceedings in the aforesaid case, learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court to dispense with the appearance of the petitioners/A1 to A5 in the aforesaid case before the trial Court. 4.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the presence of the 1st petitionber/A1 may not be dispensed with as he is prime accused in the aforesaid case.

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In view of the aforesaid submissions, the appearance of the petitioners/A2 to A5 in C.C.No.860 of 2016 on the file of the XXIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, is dispensed with, except on the dates whenever their presence is required by the trial Court and they shall be represented by their counsel. Further, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the said C.C., as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a

GSD, J Crl.P.No.5870 of 2019 copy of this order, without giving unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

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With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 7.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in this criminal petition, shall stand closed.

___________ G.SRI DEVI, J 18th September, 2019 sj