The High Court · 2025

1 The State of Telangana, Through W.P.S. Saroornagar, (Rachakonda), Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENT NO.1 2 Smt. Samala Priyanka @ Chindam Priyianka,, W/o.Chindam Ramu, Aged 26 years, Occ. Housewife, Fl/o.Plot No.1 { 2, Munganoor Village, Havathnagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ...RESPONDENT I IO.2/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that ir the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petitior, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings against the petitioners ' accused nos.'l to B in Crime No.420 of 2025 of P S. Saroorngar WPS (Rachakonda) dated 02.12.2025 on the file of the lll Additional Junior civil Jur! te-cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District, at l- B.Nagar. l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that i the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petitior, the High Court may be pleased to stay for all further proceedings including ttrr appearance of the petitione rs/accused nos-1 to 8 in Crime No.420 of 2025 o'f l) S. Saroorngar WPS (Rachakonda) daled 02.12.2O25 on the file of the lll Additio r rl Junior civil Judge- cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ran 1 l Reddy District, at L.B.Nagar, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing he l\/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri NAGESHWAR RAO PUJARI, Advocate for the Petitioner ar d Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of .l e Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: OROER *7 IN THE TIIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINA L PETITION No.l68l5 of 2025 Date:16.12.2025 Between: Chindham Ramu and Seven others -lhe State of Telangana, AND Represented by Public Prosecutor, Iligh Cour1, Hyderabad and another. ...Petitionels Responclents ORDIiR: This Criminal Petition is fited seeking to quash thc lrroceedings in Crime No.420 of 2025 of the Saroornagar WPS' Rachakonda,, wherein the petitioners werc arrayed as accused Nos. I to 8, lor the offences punishable under Sections 85, 351(2), 3 t(r(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha,2023 and Sections 3 and 4 ol Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2. Heard Mr. Nageshwar Rao Pujari, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, leamed Additional Public Prosecutor lor respondent No.1 -State. 2

3. Lcarncrl counsel lbr the petitioners raised se ,, :r'al rlrounds, but testticted his playcr requesting the Clourt to direct he lnvestigating Olljcer to lirllorv the proccdurc as conte ntplated ur rr cr Section 4l -A ol' the C rinrrnal Procedure Code, 1973 (for short, ' )r.lr C.')/Section l5(i) o1- thc []haratiya Nagarik Sulaksha Sanhita. 2023 (for shorr, 'llNSS') anrl also the euidclines lorrnulated by tl.t Apcx Court in Arnesh Kunur l/s. Statc of Bihart, since the . l'fenccs levellcd a.qainst thc pctitioncrs are punishable w,ith an impri:;r ntncnt of bclow scvcn years. 4 Learuccl Additional I)ublic Prosecutor slrl) nittcd that thc pctitioners nrav bc directcd to appear befbre the Invi: iigating OI'flccr, and on such ap;rcarancc, thc [nvestigating Officel vill issue notice under Section 4l-A of the Cr.P.C./Section 35(3) o- the IINSS. The lnvestigaLing Ol'lrcer will also fbllow the procedure rs cuntemplated tunder la,ur'

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circrrr rstances of the casc and the subrnissions tnade by the respective ra(ies, without exprcssing any view on tlte merits of the case, the pet tioners/accused Nos.l to 8 arc directed to appear before the Investiga ing Officer., on tlzor+1 a scc zzr 3 or before 24.12.2025, and on such appearance, the Investigating Officer is entitled to issue notice under Section 41-A of the Cr.P.C./Section 35(3) of the BNSS and follow the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar supra

6. It is made clear that the petitioners are entitled to submit reply/explanation along with the documents, which are available with theln, to the Investigating O1ficer. 7 . Il the petitioners fhil to appear before the Investigating Otficer, within the stipulatcd time, the Investigating Ofhcer is entitled to take action against them in accordance with law.

8. Subject to the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed ot-. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/- P.C. SULEKHA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR l4 SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The lll Additional Junior civil Judge-cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District, at L.B.Nagar

2. The Station House Officer, Police Station, Saroorngar WPS (Rachakonda) 3. Two CCs to the PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. (OUT)

4. One CC to SRI NAGESHWAR RAO PUJARI Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CD Copies @ TPK ---- --'r--: _-.-.-_:::-_::l:E._=:--..aj-iE:€-i; - HIGH COURT JSR,J DATED:1611212025 ORDER CRLP.No.16815 of 2025 \.\1 E STArE I )Y.. c) t) \ 2 ? tLt' ?\?t l -?:. ,ir t I D--'o.,' --t--:::,_..: -c -,t'.S - CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSiED OF v : l i j I I I I i I I I I I I I i f I 4 ( i ! II