Battu Sashidhar Raju v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 11676 of 2018 ORDER:

1.

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.760 of 2016 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Suryapet, Nalgonda District.

2.

A charge sheet came to be filed against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

3.

Though the present Criminal Petition is filed seeking quashing of entire proceedings, but learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer seeking dispensation of the presence of the petitioners before the trial Court on every date of adjournment.

4.

The learned Public Prosecutor submits that since the identity of petitioners is not in dispute, their presence in the above C.C. may not be necessary on every date of adjournment. 5.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the personal appearance of the petitioners 2 to 5 in C.C.No.760 of 2016 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, is hereby dispensed with except on the dates when their presence is specifically required by the Court. However, they shall be represented through their counsel. It is

made clear that accused No.1 shall attend before the trial Court on every date of adjournment.

6.

With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand dismissed. ________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 28.10.2019 gkv