Garlapally Sreekanth, v. Smt. K. Shilpa
Case brief
What is this about?
In Crl.P.No.3566 of 2015, the High Court disposed of a petition under Section 482 CrPC. The court allowed a prayer to dispense with the appearance of petitioners 2 and 3 due to their age but required their future attendance as directed by the Magistrate.
What did the court decide?
Dispensed with appearance of petitioners 2 and 3 pending trial in C.C.No.253 of 2014, subject to future court direction.
What the court decided
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. SHANKAR NARAYANA
Crl.P.No.3566 of 2015
ORDER
The instant petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘the Code’), requesting to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.253 of 2014 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally at Hyderabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 498-A IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, against the petitioners-A1 to A3.
2. The averments in the complaint as well as the charge sheet would reveal that certain allegations in the direction of causing harassment to the first respondent-de facto complainant were levelled, and in fact, the de facto complainant filed O.P.No.441 of 2014 on the file of Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for dissolution of marriage by granting a decree of divorce.
3. Heard both sides and perused the material on record.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, though, the present petition is filed to quash the proceedings, still, only to the extent of dispensing with the appearance of petitioners 2 and 3 on account of their old age, may be acceded to.
5. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether appearance of aged petitioners 2 and 3 should be dispensed with during pendency of criminal proceedings.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Petitioners-A1 to A3
- respondent
First Respondent-de facto complainant
Coram
A. Shankar Narayana
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · April
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLP/3566/2015
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