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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 sela-side / quash the orders passed in Criminal tM.P.No. 85 of 2020 in Crime No. 196 of 2020 dated 221912020 on the file of the Special Judicial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2020 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 suspend the order passed in Cyintinal M.P,No. 85 of 2020 in Crime No. 196 of 2020 dated.221912020 on the file of the Special Judicial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. Urr..y CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6623 OF 2020 Between: Shree Gopala Gowardhana Gosamrakshana Shala, l( rkatheyya Grarneena Vikas Bank Road. Thorrur Village and Mandal, Mehboci abad Dist.. Rep by lts ltr'lember Gummadavalli Srinivas S/o.Janardhan, agec i3 years, R/o.Thorrur presently R/o.HlG 213, Kukkatpally, Hyderabad (lvledclr { malkajgiri Dist.,) ...PE ] ITIONER/3RD PARTY AND 1 . The State of Telangana, Rep by Publrc Prosecutor, Hig - Courl of Hyderabad ...RESPON I :NT/COMPLAINANT 2. Bukya Banoth Balu, S/o.Venkanna, Aged 28 years, Oc ) :arner Cows slauter Business, R/o Regadi Thanda h/o, Malayala (viii) Mal-: rubad (dist) ...RESI ONDENT/ACCUSED Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P .C praying that I the circumstances stated in the [t/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition. I e H gh Court may be pleased to set-a-sidei quash the orders passed in Criminal [ .P.No. 83 of 2020 in Crime No. 196 ol 2020 dated 221912020 on the file of the S-'.,:cia Judicial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2020 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that I the circumstances stated in the lVemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition. i : High Coud may be pleased to suspend the order passed in Criminal M.P.No. 8:t tf 2)20 in Crime No. 196 of 2020 dated 221912020 on the file of Special J I llcial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6624 OF 2020 Between: Shree Gopala Gowardhana Gosamrakshana Shala, i( rkatheyya Grameena Vikas Bank Road, Thorrur Village and Mandal, MehbocL abad Dist., Rep by lts Member Gummadavalli Srinivas S/o.Janardhan, aged >3 years, N/o Thomir presently R/o.HlG 213, Kukkatpally, Hyderabad (Medci i I malkajgiri Dist ,) ..,PEI ITIONER/3RO PARTY AND

1. The State of Telangana, rep by Public Prosecutor, High )ourt of Hyderabad. ...RESPONI) :NT/COMPLAINANT @

2. Banoth Balakishan, S/o.Hemla, Aged 34 years, Occ.Fanner, Cows slauter Business, Rio. Talisya Thanda 1-110. Kuravi (Village and mandl ) , t\ilahabubad (dist) ...RESPONDENT/ACCUSED Petitron 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 set-aside/ quash the order passed in Criminal M.P.No. 84 of 2020 in Crime No. 196 of 2020 daled 221912020 on the file of the Special Judicial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2020 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 pfeased to suspend the order passed in Criminal It/.P No. 84 of 2020 in Crime No. 196 of 2020 daled. 221912020 on the file of the Special Judicial Second Class Magistrate Thorrur. These Petitions coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G L NARASIMHA RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner in all criminal petitrons and Sri E.Ganesh, the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 in all criminal petitions and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 rn all criminal petitrons. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER I I l : 3 I I I I t I i l i THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VE \ UGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.6622, 6623 and a524 AF 2O2O COMMON ORDER: 'l'hc prcs\'lrl t:rirninal pctitions arc l'il''' i irctir!()lrer/3"! p:iltr t-Lttrler Scctiorl 482 of Cr.l).e ., l' ict thc' orcle rs of tht' L riirl Court as detailcd belou' : tiit' sirlrlL' 'lsid( i/(lLIi)s1l ( rI PNir 6(t ) ). ,tf 2O2O Cr-inre No (r( r.lil ol 2O2O

66.)'1 oI 2020 (X.l ol 202O of I l)S. l"{rrripeda Irnpt-tgltr:.1 , ic.lel' _ C.f -fr,f . Pf.f rl, SS o' '02tr c'at cri 22.O9.2O2O on th( 1 i, , )i ill(' lt'a; tt,'ti Special Judici:Ll :i c ot-rcl (-'lrtss . Mqgl{l',lt('. r rrrr -r t Crl.M-P.No.8.3 () l()2[) (la f('(] 22.O9.2O2O ()n th(' l l, {)f lllc lt'itt tri 'i SPecial .Judiciirl i <:oncl (ll;rss Magl.str e t1' lOrrL-i Crl.M.P.No.8'l () l(12() (lii lc (.i

22.O9.2O2A ot.t titc ii r.ri;lr,'lL'.r,rre .i Special Judici:rl I r:otlr:I Clrlss Nlagistratc llon'r-Lt .l Thrs C()r.trt in all these criminzrl )etiiiolls Ittirrtl iV{t s.(, Sitai:tiri i, rrritctl cottlsr:l rcprCsenting lr:atrtl. t i i-''lt:s,- l ior 'l',,: pLrtiriorlcr Sri (ll, Nirrasilnha Rao tlrld Sri E.Ganesh, -ilrttcr'1 Assist;ttil P,.ttrlir. I)rosecut(r1 ft)r thc responclctri No.1/State. 'l' lurg I tlrrlii t s rlit' oli,l< iL'rl zrgzrit-ts ilta rcsllonden'. No.2, lrone appearcrl i 'r- l: :'t-L i]. Thc brit:f lacts are that on 18.09 20:2 ) .rt .lirollt O') 3O hor.rr s lr-tspccLor oI Poltce, PS N4aripcda along ri'ith I'ti ; i.-aln inl('] (:cl)tr''l thc acr:userl NOs.I to 5 rvhile they u,ere transportinr ratt e llLlIIlb(..irlg to 1() in DCM Van bcaring No.AP 12 V 2307, u'itllul taking safety rne:lsutes and r tolat'irlg '.he rules and \'!'h en cuesl i ''cd ih(:\' sltlLccl Pagc 2 0l 5 rc,\. thiLr thev \\'cre Lransporting tl.re caltlc fronl Kuravi to Ntrvabpet Satlth Accordingly, thc police seized the cattle and rcgisterc'd Crime No. 19b o1' I 202O and the cattlc nere handcd ovcr lor safr: custodt' 1o lhe petitiorlcr gortsirala.

4. During pendctt.l of pr(,cccdlrtgs, Crl.MP No.85 o1 2020. Crl.MP No.83 of 202O and Crl.MP No.84 ol- 2O2O rtt Cnme No. 196 ol' 2020 were filed by the respcc[ive petitioncrs / accused st'cking returtl of thc cattle contcnding that thcy arc rctluirt:cl Lo cke out t heir Iivelilrood ol agriculture. The trail Court, r,idc in.rpugned r>r<lct's, ordcrcd lor rcleasc of cattle as prayed ftrr u,ith certair) cottciititllts 'l'hc trial Clorrrt ilirccted thc officc to address a letters to lhc conccrrlccl SHO and thc pctitioner he rein not to ente rtain transfcr oI case proPcrtv celttle alld to rct\irn the cattle to the respective petitiotlers by obt:rining statnpt ri rcr:eipts and to [ile the said receipts into the triai Cottrt.

5. Aggrievcd by thc said orders, thc pclitior-ic173''t part.r. lilc'tl thc present criminal petitions contendir-rg that the orrlcrs of thc tri:rl Court are illegal, improper and incorrect, the lrizrl C\rurt failcd to unrlcrstand the by pass plan of the 2"d rcspondcnt to obtain cusrocll ol'the cattle, the accused are punishablc for the ofl'crlccs under Scctiotl 5 read with Section 1O of Telangana Preverltion on Cou' Slaughtering and Andhra Pradesh (Telangana) Amended Act and I1(1) PCAA ancl RWE 50, 56(C) Transport and Animal. Further, the oattle were in sirlc \ .jy_rer i I i I t i Page 3 ol 5 cusLo(lY of thr' Pctirioner gou.,sllala from the date r i tlrt::r-seizure and sin('(' the respor)dcnt No.12 in all these petitions art r r tlrc busine ss of li\.( s1ock :rnrl r,.olks for si:rughtcring compzrnies arrrl 'lr:rrqcs oI crr rc^ltv an<1 siaughtcr-r1ril;rrc made :lgainst them, giving inr, r:n r:ustod1, oI ttrc crrlllc Lo the 2r,l rcspondent clauses endanger to th:'r li,',r:s. The tr[rl Cotrrt lailed t() tilke into consideration the violatir,r s o1 1'ransport of Aninri,l Rulcs. I()78, Central Motor Vehicle (1 1s I r rr:nrlment) Rulcs, 20 I 5 and 'lt l; r nga na Corv Slaughter and Aninr, r Prcvcn tion Ar:t , colrunitiec-l ln tlrt zrc:cusccl No.2 u.hi1c transportillg lrc DullzLlos. 'lhr: 2','l rcsponclcr.rt Ln Jll lhese ;rctitioners arc not the o \ rors o[ thc c:Lttl(. 'l'lir' ?,tcL resporrrlclt by misre presenting thc trial C)t r r-t u,irh rcgarci lo thcir rrccrrpirti,rrr Lrbtained the orders from the tri:rl lonrt and hencc, tlrt'r' rrre liirb, lbr perjury. The trial Court [r i crl ro t:rkc intr> c:orrsicleraLiorr tlrt findings of thc I-Ion'ble Supremc (loull ir) State of UP Vs.Mustakcem and othersl. l,earned counse l irr hc petiti,rrcr srrl)nrts thal it rs on rccord thzrt the petitioner is tI t r:rrstodian ol lltr: caLt Ic ancl [rercr'. it is nccessary party to be heard . rfor,: ordering lirr rc lc:rsc of lhe CJttle but rvithout causing any notic( tn the pctitioncr, thr: rrnpugnecl orrlers rvere passed. Stating thus, tll lcerrtrcd coLlrrsr:1 Ibr the pe titioncr secks to allow the present criminal l cLitions. Crl.A.Nos ll l'287 of 2002 of I{on ble Supreme Court

6. Per contra, learned Assistant Public Prosecul'or contends that the petitioner has no rolc in the proceedirlfls before thc trial Colrrt and that it is only a custodian and it cannot question the relcase of catlle. He flrther contends that the trial Court has rightly passt--d thc orclers by scrupulously examining thc material belorc it and hencc, thc findings cannot be stated to be perverse. Thus stating, hc rcquestcd to dismiss the petitions.

7. Havir-rg hcard the learned coutrscl for Lhc pctitior-icr trntl lcarned Assistant Public Prosecutor and upon perusat of the m:rterial including thc impugned orders, this Court is of the considered vi<:s' tl'urt Lhe lnal Court though having knowledgc t]'rat the cattlc wcrc kcpt undcr the care and custody of the petitioncr and that the petitioner goshala is providing accommodation, food and medication to the cattl(l since the date of their handing over custody, rvithout ordering t'toticc or-r the petitioner, has passed the orders and thaL thc rri.rl Court ought to have afforded an opportunity of being hcard to the pctitioner u'hilc passing thc impugned order.

8. Under these circumstances, the impugncd ordcrs are sct aside and Crl.MP Nos.85 of 2O2O, a3 of 2O2O and 84 ot 2O2O in Crirne No.196 of 2O2O are hereby remanded to the trial Court directing to dispose of tfrJ=ime afresh by duly affording an opportunily of being hcard to the petitioner herein. -"r'' --.€.i=87 I ' I i I i l'agc 5 of 5 9- With tlre :rtrove clirections the prosenr )riminal petil.ions disposccl li Misi:t-'llaneous al)plications, i[ ar - pcncling, stands clisrnisserl SIY-A. JAYASITI]E .{SI;] JTAN'f I{EGISTRAIT c7 SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1 The Specaal Judicial Second Class Magistrate Tir, ,rrur 2. The Station House Offjcer, Police Station, Maripeda, 1,4 rhabubabad District 3 One CC to SRI G L NARASIMHA RAO Advocate [OFt C] 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the S.r te of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

5. Two CD Copres I'PK,/PSI HIGH COURT DATED:0310712025 ''r\'. iii ii:d ffi .\ COMMON ORDER CRLP.N o.6622 of 2020 DISPOSING OF ALL CRIMINAL I'ETITIONS a (),