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3. M-Padmasri, Wo Sri.M.Sambasiva Rao, Occ Household, Rl/o 504, Lanco Hills, Ir/anikonda, Cyberabad, R.R. District.

4. E.Samrajyam, W o Late E.Galib, Occ Household, Rl/o 504, Lanco Hills, Ivlanikonda, Cyberabad, R. R. District.

5. Venkata Sai Prasanna, S/o Sambasiva Rao, Occ Student, R/o 504, Lanco Hills, Manikonda, Cyberabad, R.R. District.

6. Swarna Shri, W/o Shiva Prasad, Occ Doctor, Ryo 504, Lanco Hills, Manikonda, Cyberabad, R.R. District.

7. U.Shiva Prasad, S/o Narayana Swamy, Occ Employee,Fl,to 504, Lanco Hills, It/lanikonda, Cyberabad, R.R. District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 State of Telangana, Rep by Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat building, Hyderabad. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad. The Deputy Commissioner, Central Crime Station, DD, Hyderabad. lnspector of Police, W.C.O Team -1, Central Crime Station, DD, Hyderabad. M/s VOPTIMISE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SOLUTION PW LTD, Regd Office 59, TP Venugopal, Layout, Ganganagar, Banglore, Rep by its CEO and MD. Sri. Prashanth Sri Sailam. 2 3 4 €FE;T'I

6. Sri.SRlS,\lLAN,I PRASHANTH, S/o Srisailam Satyar-arayan Reddy, Occ Business, Rio h4anyata Residency, E 1 71 , Nagavara l3angalore, Karnataka State.

7. N. Dattz R Rao, S/o. Narasimha, Occ Busino,;r; R/o. Gandhinagar, Hyderabird. B. T. l\/adhr lVohan, S/o. not known to the petitioner, Ag rd major, Occ lnspector of Police,0/o. the CCS, WCO Team-l-CCS, DD, Hyde rabad.

9. Anil Kumar, S/o. not known to the petitioner, Aged mrrlor, Occ Station Writer, 0/o. the C;CS, WCO Team-1-CCS, DD, Hyderabad.

10. Hanumarrtha Rao, S/o. not known to the petitioner, ,\ged major, Occ police 0/o. the CCS, WCO Team-1-CCS, DD, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition Lrnder Article 226 of the Constitution ef llrl :: praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the lligh Court may be pteased to issu r a writ, order or direction more particularly lne n the nature of Writ of tvlandanrus declaring the action of the official resl;orrdents in interfering and setting the civil nature of matters by making them to r:gister the sale deeds in favour of thr: respondent No.6 after registering the C rirne No.313 of 20'14 d1.29.11 .2014, lty the 4th respondent/ W.C.O Team - 1, (jentral Crime Station, DD, Hyderabad against the petitioners is illegal, arbitrary L,nsustainable in law and violative ol Article 14,21 and 300-4 of the Con:;titution of lndia and consequently set aside the same against the petitio'rr:rs and direct the respondents to -eturn the laptop of the 2nd petitioner, comouter, hard disk, desk top, aadhar ca-ds and PAN cards of the petitioners z nrl passports of the petitioners 3 to 7 to the respective petitioners and original tille deeds deposited with CCS and fJrther direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate action against the other respondents by registering a case. lA NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition urrder Section 151 CPC praying that in the ci cumstances stated in the affidavit filecl in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioners to amend the main prayer after the ,vords Crime Station, DD, Hyderabad irnd add all further proceedings, including ttre Charge Sheet filed vide C.C. No. 44 of 2018 undated -09-2017 ln Cr.No. 313 of ?-t')14 by Respondent '= -re.-=r No.4 against the Petitioners as illegal, abuse of process of law, unsustainable and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI B.V.S.CHALAPATI RAO Counsel for the Respondents No.1to4&8to10: SRI B.SRIDHAR, GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents No.5 : SRI SRINIVAS KARRA Counsel for the Respondents No.6 : SRI T.V.RAMANA RAO Counsel for the Respondents No.7 : -- The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER =----=/ THF HON'IILE SRI JUS'IICE J. SREUI{IVAS RAO I.A.No.2 of 2024 in/and WRI'f PETI'IION No.35066 of 2015 COMNTON OITDEIT: 'lhis Writ I)ctition is liled sceking the lbllou,ng relicl:- "l(, issuc a vnt, ord<'r or diteclion nlore par!:trLi1rb,gr1g in the nalure oI lYrit o.l'Mundantus declaring tliL' .tction of tfu olficiul reslrtwlcnts in i teiaring und sctiit La the citil ndlura of nwtt(rs by nruking thent to rcgister tl,r.\ule deetls itt .fat'our of' the raspondcnt No.6 uficr rcqi..;:, ing the Crinrc i'io-31i o.l 2014 dt.29.11.)0i4, b.y ,he 4rh rcspondctfi/ L|/.C.O I't:anr - I, Ccntrul ()rime ,\r .rt.tn, Dl), H_l <lt,rabud oguittst tlrc pctitionars is illcga! trbitrarv, un.rustttitutl;lc rn layt and violuti,e ol Articlc i i'. 2I and 30t) .1 o/ tlrc Cotlstilltion o.f lndia ond cons,.t tr. ntly sct a-srrlt lltt sanl( aldinst thc pctitiotl(ts ond lUcct thc respontlcrtts to rcnt thc laptop ol the 2nd Di,itiottcr, comput(r, hurul disk, desk top, aadhur cards tt'd PAN catds o./ tlrc pctitioncrs and passports o.f thc p:'Lttotters 3 to 7 lo lltc rcsp?clivc p"titioners and origirut! ;rit dectls rlclrusitt'l titlt (lCS urd lurtlU tlirect the rcspor i.t, nts I to 3 to takt approprial? acliott ugaittst tha otlrcr rtsrt tndents bt regist(ring e case. "

2. Mr.B.V.S.Clhalapati Rao, Iearned courlsel lor r r: petitioners appearint: through video conf'erence, submitted tl at during the pendency ot' the present writ pctition, the Investir rr ing Ofhcer, after conrlucting the investigation, filed a linal reprrr: before the XII Adc.itional Chief Metropolitan Magistratt:, Nampally, HyderabaJ. 'lhe said Court has taken cognizance )l the matter, and the case has been numbered as C.C.No. t4 of 2018. r,: J,l.-r 2 Consequently, the petitioners have filed I.A.No.2 of 2024, seeking amendment of the prayer to include a request for quashing of the ploceedings in C.C.No.44 of 20 18. Unless the said application is ordered, the pctitioners rvill be put to great hardship. 3 . 'Iaking into consideration the above submission and in view of the reasons assigned in the supporting affidavit, this application is ordered. The Registry is directed to carryout necessary amendme nts

4. Mr.B.Sridhar, learned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.l to 4 and 8 to l0 submitted that by virtue of the principle laid down by the Apex Court in Pradnya Pranjal Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtrat, the petitioners are not entitled to seek quash of proceedings in C.C.No.44 of 2018 invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is not rnaintainable in law.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners may be perrnitted to avail the remedies available under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Cr.P.C./Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, seeking ' sr-a (cnL) No.13424 of2025, dt.01.09 201-5 , :;*Ir,!!,*r'r/ . .,,:::=g' / 3 quashmlnt of proceedings in C.C.No.44 of 20 I8. 1.r.,' rai.lnt u,t ,n" grounds, which arc plcaceci in the present rvrit pcti tr ,l)

6. Ivlr.B.Sridhar, lcarnecl Assistant Goventrr r:rrt Pleader for Horne znd Mr.M.Durga Prasad, leamed counsel l,rr rcspondents not opposed the abovc said submission.

1. T*ing into consideration the above subnrir-.;ions made by the respective pa(ics, and without cxpressing an,. ,rpinion on the merits of the case, thc writ pctition is disposcd oi rranting liberly to the g,etitioners to avail the remedies as avar r i,le trnder law, seeking quashrncnt of the proceedings in C,C.N,I -4 ot'2018 by raising i ll tl're grounds u,hich are plcaded in this r. rt pctition. 'the petitionr rs are also at liberly to file the documcnt. rLnncxed to the present \vrit petition along with a memo. There shi ll be no order as to costs Pinding miscellaneous applications, if a rr, shall stand closed. To, //TRUE COPY// SD'- P. PONNA KRISHNA ^"''JJ;ff::l::: /', 1 . The Princ ipal Secretary, Home Department, Secretarie t lruilding, State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

2. The Com:nissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, The Sta t: cf Telangana, Hyderabe d.

3. The Deptrty Commissioner. Central Crime Station, DD I yderabad' 4. The lnspector of Police, W.C.O Team -'1 , Central Crirr -' :itation, DD, Hyderab:rd. --ry.? 5 o 7 B I M One CC to SRI B.V.S.CHALAPATI RAO, Advocate IOPUCI Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] One CC to SRI SRINIVAS KARRA, Advocate. [OPUC] One CC to SRI T.V.RAMANA RAO, Advocate, [OPUC] Two CD Copies. BSK PVL HIGH COIJRT DATED:11111012025 CC TODAY I,ta:To ,1 (; $ $' (^) ), ,(- O tl- 'd. COMMON ORDER I .::ilH l.A.No.2 OF 2024 IN/AN D WP.No.35l)66 of 2015 ORDERIN(i THE I.A & DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS (h 1 \h -1 j\ \t