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Chittakala Satish v. Smt. Spandana, And Anothe

Telangana HC5 Mar 2021CRLP/352/2020

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What is this about?

The High Court in Criminal Petition No. 352 of 2020 exercised its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and power under Section 320 Cr.P.C. to quash an order impounding the petitioner's passport and related consular notices. The court noted that the underlying criminal proceedings under IPC Sections 498-A and 506 had been quashed via a joint memo between the petitioner and the complainan

What did the court decide?

The impugned proceedings dated 11.12.2019 and 16.01.2020 for passport impoundment and consular notice are quashed and the criminal petition is allowed.

Chittakala Satish Vs Smt. Spandana, And Anothe — Matrimonial and Divorce | Telangana HC (2021)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF IVARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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CRIMINAL PETITION N O: 352 OF 020

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Betwee n:

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Chittakala Satish. S/o. Satyanarayana, Aqed 33 vears. "^{Occ. SoftwareEngineer,} R/o. Apartment No.1406. OAS'0 p;ai'hrie? D;"r;;dy Fi oad, Atla nta 30328, Georoia.

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AND

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... PETITIONER/ACCUSE"D No. 1

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Smt. Spandana, wio satish, Aged 32 years, occ. Housewife, R/o H.No..rg3, Saraswathi Nagar, L.B.Nagrr, tJta;;5;;:" -"'

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...1sr RESpoNDENT/DEFAcro coMpLAtNANT

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The State of Telanoana,Jhrough SHO, pS L.B.Nagar (L & O), Rep. by the pubtic prosecutor, "High'Corrt-Jr HvJ*lb;0. " '

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...2Nd RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Petition under section 482 0f cr.p .c praying that in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of crounds of criminar petition, the High court may be preased to direct the Regional passport Authority not to impound the passport of the Petitioner as per the proceedings in Lr. Dis. No.2063/19, dt. .l 1 t12l2o1o in c.c. No. 3288 of 2018 on the fire of V Additionar IVetroporitan Ir,4agistrate, cyberabad at L.B, Nagar,

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l.A. NO: 2 oF 2020

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Petition under section 482 0f cr.p.c praying that ,n the circumstances stated in the lt4emorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the High court may be preased to stay all further proceedings Lr. Dis. No.2063i.1 s, dr. i1l12l2ol 0 in c.c. No. 32BB of 2018 on the fire of V Additionar t,4etroporitan Magistrate, cyberabad at L.B. Nagar pending disposal of the above petrtion.

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l.A. NO:2 oF 2021

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Petition under Section 320 of cr.p.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the A,4emorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the High court may be preased to record the compromise and quash the order dt: 1111212019 vide Lr. Dis. No.2053/2019 passed by the rearned V Additionar Metroporitan Magistrate - cum- cum V Additionar Junior civir Judge, cyberabad , L B Nagar, directing the Regional Passport officer, Hyderabad, to impound the passport of the petitioner/Al, Br.No.H5021297 in cc No.32B8/2018 on the fire of V Additionar Metroporitan ltzlagistrate, cyberabad at L B Nagar, in connection with cr. No 12l2o1g on the file women Police Station Rachkonda, and consequentiar order dt: 16/01/2020 passed

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by the consulate^{generalof lndia impounding of passport NO.25543984 of the} Petitioner/A1^.

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l.A. NO: 1 of 2021

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Between:

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VL.SoanCana. W/o Satish, Aqed^{32 years, Occ. Housewife.R/o H.No.183. LaneNo.3.} s,iai*itriNasar, ord^{chinta'lkunta.n".nT..r,tifli[i,tfl,B[lTtort} coMpLArNANr

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AND

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Chittakala Satish, S/o.^{Satyanarayana, Aged 34 years,OccEmployee,} R/o temporarily residing at USA^{Rep.byGPA Holder C.SrikanthSio} Satyanarayana,' R/o. Plot-^{No.206, VasanthNagar Colony, KPHB, 9th Phase,} Hyderabad

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...RESPONDENT/PETITIONER/41

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The State of Telangana,^{Through SHO, PS L.B.Nagar (L & O), Rep. by the} Public Prosecutor, High Court^{at Hyderabad.}

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.RESpONDENT/RESpONDENT

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Petition under Section 320^{of cr.P.cpraying that in the circumstancesstated} in the Memorandum of Grounds^{of criminal Petition, the High courtmay be pleased} to record the compromise^{and quash the order dt: 1111212019 vide Lr. Dis} No.2053/20.19^passed by^{the learned V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-} Cum V Additional Junior Civil^{Judge, Cyberabad,L B Nagar, directingthe Regional} Passport officer, Hyderabad, to^{impoundthe Passportof the Petitioner/A1,Br.} No.H5021297 in CC No.3288/2018^{on the file of V Additional Ivletropolitan} Ir,4agistrate, cyberabad at L B^{Nagar,in Connectionwith cr. No 1212018on the file} women Police station Rachkonda,^{and consequentialorder dt: 16/01/2020passed} by the consulate^general of^{lndia impounding of passport NO.25543984 of the} Petitioner/A1^.

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This Petition coming on for^{hearing, upon perusingthe lvlemorandumof} Grounds of criminal^{Petitionand uponhearingthe arguments of sri N.Krishna} Sumanth, Advocate^{for the Petitioner and the PublicProsecutoron behalfof the} Respondent No.1 and of^{Sri A.Aravind, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.}

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The Court made the following:^ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.352 OF 2020

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No. I under Section^.182 o1' Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to rhe Regional Passporl Ar,rthoritv r.rot to ir.r.rpound the passpott of the petitioner as per tlre proceedings in l-r.Dis.No.2063 ol 2019, dated 11.12.2019 in C.C.No.3288 ol 20 l8 on rhe flle ol the V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate-curn-V Additional JLrnior Civil Judge,, Cyber.abad at L.B.Nagar.

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Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent No. I as well as learned Public Prosecutor.

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A perusal of the record would show that the petitioner herein is accused No.l in C.C.No.3288 of 2018 pending on the flle of the V Additional Metropolitan I,lagistrare-cum-V Additional Junior Civil Judge, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar, registered for the offences under Sections 498-4 and 506 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition r\cr.

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flre petitioner helein has flled a criurinal petition, vide Crl.P.No.39l9 ol 2020 seeking tq quash the proceedings in C.C.No.3288 of 2018. During pendency of the said C.C.No.3288 of 2018, the petitioner and respondent No.1 have settled the issue out of the Court and accordingly, they have filed a joint memo. According to flteq:etitioner and respondent No.1, this Court, vide order, dated

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13.10.2020,^{quashedthe proceedingsin C C t'\o 3288 of 2018 against} the accused including^{the petitioner hereir.r'}

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During pendency^{of the said proceedingsin C C'No'3288 ol} 2018, the learned^{V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-V} Additional Junior^{Civil Judge, Cyberabadat L'B Nagar, has issued a} letter,videLr.Dis.No.2063of20t9,datedl1r'12'2019,totheRegional Passport Officer,^{Hyderabad,to impound the passport ofthepetitioner} herein. Pursuant to^{the said proceedings,dated ll'12'2019'} consequential^{proceedings, dated 16.01.2020,were also issued by the} Consul^(Cons), Consulate^{Ceneral of India,requesting the petitioner} to submit his^{passportat the Cor-rsulate rvith inrmedjateeff'ect'}

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A perusal of the^{record r'vouidrevealthat thc verv proceedings} in C.C.No.3288 of^{2018agair.rstthc petitioner herein/A-1are quashed'} The impugned^{proceedingsdated 11.12.2019and the proceedings} dated 16.01.2020^{issuedby the Consulate Generalof India, which are} consequential, are^{liable to be quashed.}

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7 Accordingly, the impugned^{proceedings in Lr'Dis'No2063 of} 2019, dated ll.\2.2019,^{issuedby the V Additional Metropolitan} at Magistrate-cum-V Additional^{Junior Civil Judge, Cyberabad} L.B.Nagar, and the^{consequentialproceedings, dated16 01'2020,} issued by the Consul^{(Cons),Consulate Generalof India,are hereby} quashed.

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Accordingl,v, the Crirninal^{Petitionis allorved.}

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As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the

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criminal petition shall stand closed.

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SD/.K.AMMAJI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// N_,rSECTION OFFICER To,''1 . The V Additional l,4etropolitan f,4aqistrate, Cyberabad at L'B.Nagar 2. The Station House Offiber,^{Women Police Station, Rachakonda, Ranga Reddy} District 3. One CC to Sri N. Krishna^{Sumanth, Advocate (OPUC)} 4. One CC to Sri A. Aravind,^{Advocate (OPUC)} 5. Two CD Copies ks gbr /iNK

HIGH COURT

DATED:0510312021

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CRLP.No.352 ot 2020

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ALLOWING THE CRL.P

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Chittakala Satish v. Smt. Spandana, And Anothe

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