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Laxman Nagi Reddy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC19 Dec 2022CRLP/1015/2022

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What is this about?

The Criminal Petitioner sought quashment of FIR and stay of proceedings alleging abetment to suicide. The Court held that marriage to another woman would not amount to abetting suicide and directed the Investigating Officer to complete investigation without coercive measures.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Petition disposed; Investigation directed to be concluded without coercive steps against the petitioner.

Laxman Nagi Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1015 OF 2022

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Between:

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Laxman Nagi Reddy, S/o. Raja Reddy Nagi Reddy, Aged about 27 years, Occ. Student, Rl/o. H.No. 1-921E1111, lt4orapelli, Jagityal, Karimnagar District

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...Petitioner/Accused No. 1

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

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Raghusala Laksmaiah, S/o. R. Rajaiah, Aged 47 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.Tarepalli Village, Srirampur, Peddapalli District

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...Respondents

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to^quash the FlR.No 892 of 2021 on the file of P.S. Gachibowli, Cyberabad District.

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l.A. NO: 1OF 2022

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of FlR.No.892 of 2021 on the^file of P.S Cyberabad.

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1.A. NO: 2 OF 2022

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings FlR.No.892 of 2021 on the file of P.S. Gachibowli, Cyberabad District.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of M/s Rajagopallavan Tayi, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri M/s Y. Ashok Raj, Advocate, for the Respondent No.2

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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Crl.Petition No.1015 of 2022

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.1O15 OF 2O22

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, t973 (for short'Cr.P.C.) by the^petitioner- Accused No,1 to quash the proceedings against him in FIR No.892 of 2021 pending on the file of Station House Officer, Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad District. The offence alleged against him is under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code (for short "IPC').

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Heard learned counsel for the^petitioner, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. Perused the Record.

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On the basis of the suicide committed by a girl namely Mounika, the FIR was registered under Section L74 of Cr.P.C. The said crime-was registered on 24.08.2021. The^police filed alteration memo before the XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Kukatpally, on 08.09.2021 stating that this petitioner and Mounika were.in love with each other and

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Crl.Petition No.1015 of 2022

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unable to bear the fact that this^petitioner had engagement with another woman, she committed suicide.

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Apparently, the petitioner marrying another woman would not amount to abetting the commission of suicide by the deceased Mounika.

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Since the case is under investigation, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the Investigating Officer in FIR No.892 of 2021 pending on the file of Station House Officer, Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad District, to conclude the investigation without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner - Accused No.l, Further, the petitioner - Accused No.l shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer as and when required for the purpose of investigation.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed off.

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Crl.Petition No.1015^{of 2022}

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Miscellaneous applications^{pending, if any, shall stand}

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closed

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Sd/.N.RAJA GOPAL ASSTSTANT REGTSyIAR

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SECTIoN6TFIcER

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The ll Class Executive Magistrate and Tahsildar of Serilingampally, Mandal Ranga Reddy District

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The Station House Officer, Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad District.

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Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

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One CC to M/s Rajagopallavan Tayi, Advocate [OPUC]

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One CC to M/s Y. Ashok Raj, Advocate IOPUC]

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Two CD Copies

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ORDER

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CRLP.No.101 5 of 2022

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DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION

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Laxman Nagi Reddy v. The State of Telangana

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