The High Court · 2025

2. Smt.Nagaram Malathi, Wo.Chandrashekar, Aged 45 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Plot No.'101, Pirzadiguda, Boddupal, Ranga Reddy District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS .!-*d.6$,.,|,;,, Petition under Section 482 of Cr.p.C praying that n the circuhrstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition he High oourt may be pleased to call for the records relating to the C.C.21 1 of 2r)2O on ther file court of the XXVI Metropolitan Magistrate at ibrahimpatnam, Ra:r'rakonda and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2l 1 of 2O2O and pass. -7 l.A. NO: 2 OF 2021 Petition under section 482 of cr.p.c praying that rn the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of criminal petition tne High c:ourt may be pleased to stay of alt further proceedings in c c.211 of 2,czo orithe file court of the XXVI Metropolitan Magistrate at lbrahimpatnam, Ra,;hakonda, pending disposal of the criminal petition and pass. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing :lre N4emorandum of Grounds of criminal Petitron and upon hearing the argunrt:i ts of srr RApoLU BHASKAR, Advocate for the Petitioner and sri E Ganesh, tf e Assistant public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and non,: appearec for the Respondent No 2. The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.389O OF 2O21 ORDER The present criminal petition is filed br. the pe titionc rs/ acctrsed Nos.1 to 17 under Scction 482 r>f Cr.P.C., sceking to <:all lor the rccords relating to CC No.21 1 of 2O2O on thc filc of the learned XXVI Mctropolitan Magistrate at Ibrahimpatnam, Rachakonda :rnd to qr-tash the criminal proceedings therein against rhe petituners.

2. Hcard Sri Udit Naral'eu-ra, lcar-ned counseI rcprescnting Sri Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counscl lor thc pctitioners and Sri tr.Gancsh, learned Assistant Public Proseculor. Though noticc was ordered, none appeared for the respondent No.2.

3. FIR No.34 ol 2Ol9 dated I t).O3.2019 for the offenccs under Sections 42O, 506, 143 rcad u'ith Section 149 ol IPC was registered basing on the complaint clatcd ll.O2.2019 of thc 2"d respondent alleging that despite she entcring into an agrecment of sale on 10.02.2O 18 with Pathloth Ramkoti, Pathlorh Shikru, Pathlothbalu, Pathloth Bheemla, Pathloth Srinivas, Pathloth Hatiram, Pathloth Sitharam, Pathloth Madhu and Pathloth Soni for purchasc of total land admeasuring Ac.21.0O gts., in Sy.No.1246, situated at Arutla Revenue, the said persons havc also cntercd into another agreement of sale with one Maragori Masal,T/a Goud. I t is also allcged [hat on l)lge 2 o[ 5 :1 enquiries the 2r (t respondent came to knorv thr'I lllh oncunlbrancc certificatcs thz,t thc said land was alread). registcr('(- in thc ttanre o[ Talln SriniVns Grtr-Ld. Kallerrn Bikshapathi:tnd V:llltrriil RitrncslL (ioud. ln tot:il shc piricl :t cousiderirLion of Rs.43,00,O007 out of totitl sale consideratioll ol I1s.53,55,000/- to the said Patl'r o:h l?amkoti and otl.lors. ln this rcgard on 13.11.2018 at 13.50 horr-s rt l-tt'tr sh(r along rvith hcr ircn,,vcnt to Government School, Ajina 1'rlllcLa trl cliscuss the matter, tht: zLcr:uscd lormcd into massive unla[-ful I \ieml)lv atld triecl to ilttack thcm an<i threatened Lhcm u'ith dire cotts'-'' Llen('cs aild thilt ciur: to feitr shr: rtlotrg rvith her men escaped from t'llLt plltt:e I3ltsing on the abot'e itrforrnittion, LW14 registered crime :trl ithe ttlvestigzrtioLr \\,as conducted ancl concludcd try LW15, who laid chi|ge sheet against thc irccuscd.

4. Qtrcstioning their array as accuscrl tl Lhe c:t-irnitral pro('eedings, tlrt: ltetitioncrs herein filed the pres(l11 :rinlirl.rl pctition contending thirt lllcv havc not committed any offtrll(l-- nluch lcss lhc allcgecl offenccs, the 2"d respondent paid ol'rh an elm.'Llllt oI Rs. I8,OO.O0O/ irt the time of entering into agrectn|rtl and a53'ccd to pa1, the balance sale consideration within 90 days bt ul tcrll' larlccl t-cr pa1, the same as agreed and several approaches ol :re llcliticners tn this rcgard ',vent irt vain and hence, upon after of a lrccd peric'cl of 90 da1,s, to meet t hcir dire exigency, the petitioners sok I -hc l)rope rty to a I)age 3 ol5 third part5r. Further, the 2"d respondent ought to have approached competent civil Court secking spccific pcrformancc of aqrcemerlt of salc instcad of initiating cnminal proceedings. Thc petitroncrs had no inlention either to cheat or intimidate thc 2n(t rcspondent. The allcgations are cooked up only for the prcst:nt casc r(ithorrt there bcing any prima-facie material [o direct the pe tit ioners /:rccused to face the tribulations of trial.

5. Per contra, learned Assistant Public Proscuutor would submit that upon finding prima facic matcrial against the pctit ioncrs / accused, the responden t/ police proceccled rvith invcsliga[ion and they have examined 15 u,itnesses and basing on the rcvclations made by the listed u,iLnesses, the investigating officer laid chargc-sheet and the allegations levelled therein and the revelations madc by the lgitnesses have to be tcsted on the touchslonc o[ thc trial and u,iLhout such exercise the petitioncrs cannot be declared as innocents at the threshold.

6. Having heard the respective lcarned counsel iurd perusing the material on record this Court is of the considered vicu, that the matter requires full-fledged trial sincc as many as 15 rvitnesses have deposed in support of the prosecution casc and Lhat the gcnuineness or otherwise of the same has to be decided on thc strcngth of trial. At -, fris .luncture, it i$-apt Lo mention herein that the Hon'ble Supreme - .1 I'age 4 of 5 ' ''',.i' . Corrrt has rei-crated thc settled principles of lau r,; laid dorvn in a nurnbcr of judgrnr:nts. including M/s.Neeharika I n frastructure (Pl Ltd.. Vs. State of Maharashtra and othersl I rat thc 1,ou'er of clrrr shini:, shcrtlrl bc r:xcrciserl sparingly rt'ith circt tt'rspectitln, in thc rrrrcst o1' rare (':rses r,tt-td thirt the Court catlnot mbark u pon zrn encluiry as to the rcliabilitv or genuinencss or othcrlise of the allcq:rtions madc in thc complaint, the criminal prr)(,cclings or.tght not to be scuttlcd al the initial stage, quashing of a conr laint,/FIf. should bc an cxt'eptioLr attd raritl, tl'r:ln an ordinary rule , or, iirrartll' thtr Courts arc barrcd lrorn usurpir-tg lhe jurisdiction of the po rr t:. Iltxvever, Lltt-' inherent pont- - of thc Court is recognized to securc llL(t erds ol justicc or prevent ablrsr: of process nnder Section 482 Cr .l' C., and t.hat ttre p<rn'er trnder Si'ction 482 of Cr.P.C. is very wide, lr tt coulerrnent of u iclc polr,cr reclrLircs Lire Court to be cautious. It casl- art oncritus :tt-Lcl morc cliligent dr rly or-r thc Court. 7 . Wlrcn thc lacts o[ the case on hand r rc te sLcd on Lhe [ouchst()n() of t]'re proposition of larv laid down in t rr above decision, this Cotrrt is oI the considered vieu, that this is not r fit czrsc to quash thc impugned proceedings, as sought for, sin,'L therc are lto compelling circulnstances lvarranting interference of IIris Court c0l0) l0 s('( r80 ,1'',{lM@P7 Pagc 5 ol-5

8. Hou,ever, as sought by the learncd counscl for thc I petitionr:rs, thc appearance of thc' petitioners belorc thc tri:rl CourL in conrrection \^ ith CC No.21 1 of 2O2O on thc filc of Lhe learned XXVI Metropolitzrn Magistrate at Ibrahimpatnam, Retchakonda is dispcnsed rvith until and unless thc same is requircd. The petrtioncrs shall appear before the trial Court either in person or through their learned counsel r,r,hcnever the presence of the petitioncrs is sought ibr trl thc trial Court. The petitioners shall lile an afhdavit before thc trizrl Court to this elTcct. Failure of the petitioners in complying u,ith the above said condition, the relief granted hcrcin stulrds :rltto m a ticall5.' cancelled. The petitioners are at liberty to u,ork out the rcmedies as availablc under law including hling of discharge petitions belore the trial Court, if they desire. The trial Court, upon filing such pctiLions by the petitioners, shali dispose of the same on meriLs ri'ithout bcing influenced by this order. L ln the result, the criminal pctition is disposecl ol n,ith the above drrections. Interlocutory applications, if an_r,, stand disn-risscd. SD/- B. REKHA RANI SI ANT REGISTRAR ,/TRUE COPY// TION OFFICER To, The XXVI Metropolitan Magistrate at lbrahimpatnam' Rachakonda' 1

2. The Station House Officer, Police Station' Manchal' Rachakonda Commissionerate.

3. One CC to SRl. RAPOLU BHASKAR Advocate [OPUC] i I i

4. Two ccs to the Public Prosecutor, High court for the stale of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

5. Two CD CoPies It'K'gh HIGH COURT DATED:2410612025 ORDER CRLP.No.3890 of 2021 : :: it ..' ? I 0Ci ?!]ff \. CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSE:D OF ,z ,tj ..? ,2 /to,/1{