Thummeti Srikanth Reddy v. The State Of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYTWO PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10478 OF 2022 Between:

Thummeti Srikanth Reddy, S/o. Late. Thummeti Buddha Reddy, Aged 38 years, Occupation. Business, Rt/o. Plot No. 56, Flat No.lO1, Sy. No. 70, Kondapur, Hyderabad -84.

...PETITIONERYACCUSED No.A1 AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENT 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 Order, daled 1711112O22 passed in CRL MP No. 1908 OF 2022 in CC No. 573 of 2017 on the file of Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, At Hyderabad., and direct the court concerned to release the passport as interim custody to the petitioner and be pleased. This Petition coming on for hearing, u.pon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri R NAGARJUNA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and the of the Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Telangana on behalf of the Sole Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER

Crl.Petltion No.10478 of 2022 I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.1O478 OF 2022 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, L973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.) by the petitionerAccused No.1 to set aside the order dated 17.11.2022 passed in Crl.M.P.No.1908 of 2022 in C.C.No.573 of 2017 by the XIII \ Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad. 2.

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

3.

The petitioner filed the present application seeking return of passpoft mainly on the ground that he needs the said passport for the purpose of identification before the certain authorities. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner now submits before this Court that he intends to travel. 4.

As seen from the record, since there is no such prayer made before the Court below by the petitioner - Accused No.1, the

\ Crl.Petition No,10478 ol 2022 petitioner shall move the trial Court citing reasons of his travel and seek return of the passport.

5.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed off. Needless to say, the petitioner - Accused No.1 is at liberty to approach this Couft aggrieved by any order passed by the Couft below. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/. P. PADMANABHAREODY ASSTSTANIflFIiJSTBAR I' lt t"

SECTION OFFICER To, //TRUE COPY//

1. The Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad' /

2. The Station House Officer, Women-Polic€ Station,Hyderabad '-

3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor for the state of Telangana at Hyderabad

4. One CC to SRl. R NAGARJUNA REDDY Advocate [OPUC]

5. Two CD Copies PR 8sh

\l { HIGH COURT KSJ DATED:2511112022 1 Y\E STA IAr ( g 03 FEB ?0,Z3 b\ 7iol

ORDER

CRLP.No.10478 of 2022 DISPOSSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION I e qL) B"tLt^ 1,,