The High Court held that a criminal filing under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings was infructuous because the police investigation was completed and the final report had been submitted, rendering the application premature.
Criminal petition dismissed as infructuous; liberty granted to challenge the final report.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY. THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1624 OF 2021
Between:
AND
...RespondenUComplainant
Petition'under section 482 of ct.p.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the lt4emorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court may be pleased to quash the Proceedings in cr.No. 61 of 2o2i dated 24.01 .202 i on the file of the SHO., Kushaiguda Police Station.
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2021
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.Cpraying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of-Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may bepleased to stay of all furtherproceedings including dispence thepresence ofthe petitionersin Cr.No. 61 of 2021 dated 24.01 .2021 on the file of the S.H.O., KushaigudaPolice Station.
This Petition coming on for hearing, uponperusing theMemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and uponhearing thearguments of Sri DANTU VENKATA RAMANA SARMA, Advocate for thePetitionersand the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the RespondentNos. 1and 2 and of the RespondentNo.3 not appearing inperson or by Advocate.
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN
CRIMINAL PETITIO N No. 1624 of2O2l
ORDER:
Learned Public Prosecutor placed on record the photo copy of the case details of the subject matter and the same is made as part of the record.
From a perusal of the same, it is revealed that the investigation was completed, final report was filed before the concerned Magistrate and it was numbered as C.C.No.1g25 of 2021. In view of the same, the subject matter in the Criminal Petition has become infructuous.
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous, granting liberty to challenge the final report, if so, advised.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal
petition, shall stand closed.
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HIGH COURT
DATED:1511212021
ORDER
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DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITIONAS INFRUCTUOUS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC for quashing proceedings is maintainable when the investigation is completed and the final report has been filed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Tandra Yadagiri and others
The State of Telangana
K. Lakshman
As recorded by the court registry
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