The High Court · 2025

Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad.

2. Victim Woman,, Aged about 28 years, Khammam Urban, Khammam, 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 quash the Charge Sheet in PRC No. 2 oI 2025, on the file of the Hon'ble Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class(Juvenile Court) at Khammam for the offences punishable uis. 69, 351(2) BNS in respect of petitioneri accused No. 2 to 4 to secure ends of justice. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying thal rn the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition the High court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in pRC. No 2 of 2025, on the frle of the Honble Special Judicial I\,4agistrate of First Cla:;s(Juvenile Court) at Khammam for the offences punishable u/s.69, 351(2) BNS in respect of Petitioners / Accused No. 2 to 4 rncluding the appearance of A2 to A4 before the Honble trial court and pass This Petition ccming on for hearing, upon perusin(l the Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the argurrr:nts MAHESH ,Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri. E. Gane:sh Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No 1. Memorandum of of Sri ARIGELA the Asst Public The Court made the following: ORDER .d; ,:ii.!g#.:.?f I'TI E, I I ON OU IIABLE, SRI J US'[IC E E.\"VF],N t, GO PAI, (lltlMlNAl. PE'l.l'IION No.33til of 2025 0Rt)t,lR: Thc pr-csent Crinrinal Petition rs lllcd undcr Scction 518 ol Bharatiya Nagarik SLrraksha Sanhita. 2023 (fbr short 'BNSS'), by thc petit io ners/accu sccl Nos.l to 4 seeking to quash the proceedings against the nr in PItC No.2 o1'1025 on the lilc of tlre lcarnecl Special JLrdicial Ma-gistrate ol'Irirst (llass (JLrvenilc Court), Khanrnram, lirl thc ol'lcnccs pr-rnisltable undet'Sections (r9 and -15 t(2 ) ot't:iNS.

2. Ileard Mr.Aligeta lvlahesli, learned cout.tscl lbr the petitionels anil Mr.E.Gar-resh, learnccl Assistant [)ttLrlic I)rosecutor lbr- r'esponclcnts. Peruscd the rccord .l'hc l. bricl-history of the case of the proseeution is that thc r1c- lrl.1i) courplainant lodged a cotlplatnt on 0(r.08.202-1 belbrc the [)olicc, Khanrmam I[ 'l'own I)olice Stzrtiou, alleging that accused No.l ancl da-.licto cornplainant got irltrodrtcecl througlt 'l'clugu Matlirntrrry and on I 1.01.2021, accuserl No.l tbLccd thc de-/trcto complainant to attend a birthday party and havc an unconselltcd scxual intct'course in Hyderabad. Then he took the de-JtLcttt complainant to Chennai and prorniscd to marry her. Later, the r/c- ) /ircto cornpllirlant g()t l)rcqnarlt and then, accus,.d No.1 tied the nran.-qalsrrtla. in (-hennai. r,vithor:t ir-rfonning an\ r)ile. -['hclcaltcr'. accusccl \o.l startc(i hilrassinq her physicallr und rucntallr I'urthcr . irceuscil \o.l toLrk her to Khanrmam and .lrcltc:'cr,l lrcr-in ir lrotel irr Ircr-S nronth ol Prcgnaucl-. She gave birLl. io a lcmllc girl on 2 L03.2()14. I.atcr. accusecl Nos.2 kr 4 rvent to rlic housc o1' r/r,- /irr'la cornplurlurt ilt Kharruran.t and admonisl';tl thc tla /itclo conrplairrarrt arrrl lrcr l)irrcuts saying that accused ).i,.1 lras nothing to do u,illr tlrc birb-v und 1lie Mangalsutra tied by ]rini u,as invalid I Icncc, Ihc ('onrp Ia irr I

1. I-carnctr counscl lirr the oetitioncrs woulcl suburit that thc 1-rctitioncrs ilir inlroccnI ancl thc1,' havc bcen falscll inrplicatcd tn thc prcscnl casc. At nti strctcli ol imagination, it ciur be assunrcrl that il thc ,.lc-llrcto cornPlainant is aggrieved. shc r,oulcl not havc travcllcd t ith irccusccl No.l to dill'crent places. [:.c:pt rtating tlrat tlrc yrctitioncrs huvc visitccl thc house of the de-f t,t:r) crrnrlllainant along rvith acr:usc(l No. I, there are no specihc allL'sations lcvcllcd against thc pclitioncls hcrcin. IIc therefbre, sought ibr quashing o1' thc ploccediul:s against the ltct itio n ers/accused No\.:l to :1 /'' l

5. On thc other hand, learned Assistant Ptrblic I'rosecutor would submrt that firstly, the case is at the stagc of PRC and it is yet to Lle conrrnittcd by the trial Coutl to try thc case against the petiLioners lterein. Filing of the present criminal pctition at this stage is premature. Secondly, Policc, Kharnmam II Torvn Police Station, have tl-roroughty investigated the rnatter and necessarv witnesses havc been listed. Further, pctitioners are also involvcd f along rvith accuscd No.1 in assaulting the tle-Jhcto complair.rant l le Iurthcr sr-rblnits that I)NA repofi also conlirtns that accllSed No I is the biotogical firther of the baby gill. llcnce, this rnattcr needs to be exarnined by the trial Court and therelbre, l'rc seeks to disrniss the criminaI pctition.

6. Having l-rearcl learned counsel lor tl-re petitioners and leamed AssisLant Public Prosecutor and upon perusal o1'the rnatelial papers avarlable betble this Court, this Court is of the opinion that the case is at the stage of PRC and yet to be committed by the trial Coult' Perusal ol the charge-sheet would reveal that police have conducted investigation by recording the list of witr.resscs and it requires fufther examination by the trial Coutl' .+ 1 . ln vici.r' ol the abovc, u,ithout going into ntc.its and clcnrcrits of the nrattcr;rncl as tlrc casc is al thc stage of I,l{( . tltis C'rirrrinal [)ctrtion is Iiirhlc to bc tlrsntisscd arrtl at:cortlirr!lv, rlisrtrisscrl l los cr e r. l, lrc rv is c.l.itntc(i to lirc Pctitioncrs ro Il lr. l licsh Pctit ion \'lisccllirncous I)c-titiorrs ltcntlirrq. il'an1,. sltirl :;tani.l closctl. SD/. P CH NAGABHUSHAMBA DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 6 SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Special Jucicial Magistrate of First Class(Juvenile Court) at Khammam Khammam Dlstrict

2. The SHO, Khanrmam llTown Police Station. Khammarr District 3. One CC to SRI ARIGELA TMAHESH Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to SRI PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate [OPI.JC] 9 Two CD Copies ABK PNC HIGH COURT \ t DATED:1710712025 DISMISSED CRLP.No.3381 of 2025 a t; t: 1 5 li[\/ 2025 r-: ; t ,:] D Jnalgvr rI' ?AQ 6[(