Mahmood Alam Khan v. The State Of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD MONDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8650 OF 2022 Between:

1. Mahmood Alam Khan, S/o Late Shah Alam Khan Aged about 64 years, Occ. Business R/o H.No.3-4-762, Rahat Kada, Barkatpura Hyderabad.

2. Badar Alam Khan, S/o Mahmood Alam Khan Aged 35 years, Occ. Business Fyo H.No.3-4-762, Rahat Kada, Barkatpura Hyderabad.

3. Nasar Alam Khan, S/o Mahmood Alam Khan Aged 25 years, Occ. Business Rl/o H.No.3-4-762. Rahat Kada, Barkatpura Hyderabad.

4. Mustafa Alam Khan, S/o Late Shah Alam Khan Aged 60 years, Occ. Business R/o H.No.3-4-782, Rahat Kada, Barkatpura Hyderabad. ...PETITIONERS/A1 to A4 AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

2. Sri Ghandikota Rama Murthy, S/o Late G.Venkateswarlu Aged about 53 years, Branch Manager, ITC Limited Draupdi Chambers, S.D.Road, Secunderabad Rl/o Flat D-604, NCC Urban, Nagarjuna Residency, Gachibowli, R.R. District.

...RESPONDENTS 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 FIR in Crime No. 66 of 2022 on the file of the P.S. Sultanbazar against the petitioners /Accused Nos. 1 to 4 (suspected) in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit.

f .A. NO: 2 OF 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 grant stay of all further proceedings against the petitioners /Accused No. 1 to 4 (suspected) in Crime No. 66 of 2022 on the file of the P.S. Sultanbazar pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri lvlunuga Sateesh, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.'1 .

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.865O OF 2022 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.') by the petitionersAccused Nos.1 to 4 to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.66 of 2022 pending on the file of Station House Officer, Sultan Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad. The offences alleged against them \ are under Sections 420, 486 of IPC, Section 63 of Copy Right Act. i

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

3. A perusal of the record would reveal.that this Court by order dated 04.04.2022 granted relief of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Thereafter they approached this Court on 26.09.2022, this Court directed the Police to follow guidelines prescribed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Biha/, ' (2014) 8 scc 273

(5,., Crl.Petition No.8650 of 2022 4.

Since the case is still under the investigation no further orders are required. Needless to say, that the petitioners shall not be harassed by the Police in the grab of investigation. However, Petitioners are at liberty to move chargesheet if any filed by the Police. Further, petitioners shall assist the investigation. 5.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications pending, if an1,, shall stand closed. SD/.MOHD. SANAULLAH ANSARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Ge //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Station House Officer, Sultanbazar Police Station' Hyderabad'

2. One CC to Sri Munuga Sateesh, Advocate [OPUC]

3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTI

4. Two CD CoPies gbr &-rx

HIGH COURT DATED: 0210112023 HE STA oo (v 2[n O7 FTB

ORDER

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CRL.P.No.8650 of 2022 * pAT cl-.'.

DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION r\zr t$'-