Petitioner sought quashing of an FIR under Section 482 Cr.P.C. where investigation was complete and charge sheet filed. High Court relied on precedent stating trial was required to determine innocence and dismissed the petition.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
IVONDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T,VINOD KUMAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6156 OF 2020
Between:
Mu.iajhid, S/o Sadath, aged about 50 years, Occu Business, r/o H NO 4-53 Satyanagar Colony Beside Mandal office Gandhi lt4aisamma Dundigal It/edchal District
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2
AND
...RESPONDENT
Petition under Section 482 ol Cr.P.Cpraying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to QUASH the F I R No 42112020 on the file of P S Dundigal Medchal District in so far as the Accused No 2 is concerned.
l.A. NO: 2 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the [,4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in F I R No 42112020 on the file of P S Dundigal Medchal District in so far as the Accused No 2 is concerned pending disposal of the a bove Crl.P.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the li,4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri SHAIK SADIQ HUSSAIN ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No 2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR
Criminal Pctition No.6156 of 2O2O
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Th<,' prcsent Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 o1' (1r.1).C. sr:cking to quash the FIII No.421 ol 2020 on thc file' of Dundigal Policc SLation, Mcdchal DisLrict, registered lor the offence purnishable under Section 307 lPC, wherein the petitioncr is arril,cd as ar;cu scd No.2.
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proccedings pending bclore the XXI Metropolitan Magistr:ttc,s Court at Medchal, Ranga Reddy, being the competent trial Court having j u risdiction.
Sd/.CH.VEN KATESHWARLU ASSISTANT REGI9TRAR ,TRUE COPY' \1 ./ SECTIOT OFFICER
To,
HIGH COURT
TVKJ
DATED:0711212020
ORDER
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DISMISSINC THE CRIMINAL PETITION
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. should be allowed to quash the FIR against the petitioner given the completion of investigation and arrest of the first accused?
Whether the grounds for quashing a criminal proceeding exist when the charge sheet is already filed?
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
State of Rajasthan and Others v. Bhajanlal and othersExplained¶26
State of Rajasthan and Others v. Bhajanlal and others
Mu.iajhid
State of Telangana
T. Vinod Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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