Smt. Lakshmi v. The State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

TUESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17886 OF 2025 Between:

1. Smt. Lakshmi, Wo M. Ganapathi Rao, Aged about 65 years, Occ Housewife, Rl/o Moripodu, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.

2. Sri M Ganapathi Rao, S/o M. Rao, Aged about 70 years, Occ Retired Employee, Rlio Moripodu, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. ...PETITIONERYACCUSED Nos.2 & 3.

AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. Through P.S Jagadgirgutta, Cyberabad.

2. Smt. Kothapally Laxmi Prasanna, W/o M. Vikram, Aged about 37 years, Occ private employee, Rl/o Flat No. E-204, Bhavyas Tulasivanam, Jagadgirigutta, Kukkatpally, Cyberabad, Telangana ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may. be pleased to call for the records relating to CC No 1083 of 2022 on the file of XI Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, At Kukkatpally, Cyberabad tvledchalMalkajgiri District and quash the same in so far as the Petitioner/Accused. l.A. NO: 2OF 2025Petition under Section 528 of BNSS 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 in so far as petitioner/Accused Nos.

2 & 3 in CC No 1083 of 2022 on the file of Xl Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, At Kukkatpally, Cyberabad Medchal Malkajgiri District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri KANDURI KOUSHIK, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri. Jithender Rao Veeramalla the Additional Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No. 2.

The Court made the following: ORDER r

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEV! EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17886 of 2025 Dale:30.12.2025 Between:

Smt. Lakshmi and another ... Petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through P.S. Jagadgirigutta, Cyberabad and another ... Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 in C.C.No.10B3 of 2022, pending on the file of the learned Xl Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, at Kukatpally, Cyberabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, registered for the offences under Section 498-4 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of DP Act.

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Heard Sri Koushik Kanduri, learned counsel for the l petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1 -State.

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When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has limited his arguments seeking a direction to dispense with the appearance of the petitioners before the Trial Court 4.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that appropriate orders may be passed.

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Perused the record. The allegations leveled against the petitioners/accused pertain to the offences punishable under Section 498-4 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of DP Act. C.C.No.10B3 oI 2022 is pending on the file of the learned XI Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, at Kukatpally, Cyberabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri District.

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Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Criminal Petition is disposed of dispensing with the presence of the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 before the Trial Court provided that the petitioners are represented through an ..

I .t ETD, J Crlp_I7886 2025 Advocate on every date of hearing and that they shall be present before the Trial Court whenever they are specifically required during the course of trial.

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Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- M.NAGAMANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR \ ,TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Xl Addl. tr/etropolitan lvlagistrate, At Kukkatpally, Cyberabad, Medchal I Malkajgiri District.

2. The SHO Jagadgirgutta Police Station, Cyberabad Commsionerate, Medchal I Malkajgiri District.

3. One CC to SRl. KANDURI KOUSHIK Advocate [OPUC]

4. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT].

5. Two CD Copies PK/Sa l, I L ri

HIGH COURT DATED:3011212025 T t-rc .L,"i_;S ( o 0 2 ,.P zlt7[ -, it CRLP.No.17886 of 2025 * * CRIMINAL PE]TITION IS DISPOSED OF.

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