Dismissed

Shri. Kotakonda Pitchaiah v. The State of Telangana, And Another

Telangana HC16 Sept 2022CRLP/420/2020

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What is this about?

The High Court dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings for an offence under Section 114 IPC. The court held the petition was infructuous because the underlying case had already been disposed of by settlement before the Lokadalath during its pendency.

What did the court decide?

The criminal petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Shri. Kotakonda Pitchaiah Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN

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CRIMINAL PETITIO N NO: 420 OF 2020

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Between:

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Shri- Kotakonda Pitchaiah, S/o. Kotakonda Chengaiah, Aged about 42 years, Occ. Business, Fi/o. H. No. S.R.T 987, Sanathnagar, HYDERABAD -500 018

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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The State of Telangana, And Another, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Buildings,HYDERABAD.

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Shri M. Janardhan, S/o. Not Known to Petitioner/Accused Occ. Managing Partner of M/s. Raghavendra Neelima Constructions, Regd. Office situated at D.No.3-6-475/3/1, Behind HDFC Bank, Kalpavruksha Estates, Himayath Nagar, HYDERABAD- 500 029.

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...RESPONDENT/ DEFACTO COMPLAINANT

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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 Proceedings in C.C No. 12534 ol 2019,^pending on the file of the Court of lX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad.

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l.A. NO: 2 OF 2020

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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 C.C No."12534 of 2019,^pending on the file of the Court of lX Additional Chief Mehopolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, including appearance of the Petitioner/Accused.

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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 Sri A.DURGA BHASKAR, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 and None appeared for the Respondent No. 2

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE H( I\I'BLE Dr. JUSTICE D.NAGT\RJ[]I

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CRIM I.NAL PETITION No.42O OF :2O'21

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ORDER:

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This Crin inal Petition is filed under Se,:li tr'.- 4 )2 of the Code of Cr nrinal Procedure by the petiticr;er.act,used to quash the p roceedings against him in C.C.NI .'12534 of 2019 pending^, n the file of the learned IX Additi:rral Chief Metropolitan I^{'[zLgistrate,} Hyderabad, the cogrr:z;an:e of which is taker lor the offence under SectiorL [,1]4 r,f the Indian Penal C^,de.

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There is ro representation on behalf of tlrt' Jr<:tit oneraccused.

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Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appt:irrirrg for respondent I io.l-State has submitted^'-h:rt <luring pendency of his criminal petition, the trieLl O,rul1 1r." disposed of t^, e case by way of settlement b t:f ore Lokadalath. Lea ned Assistant Public Prosecutol hasr filed copy of e-Cout ..s proceedings to substantiate tn l ili n l.

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In view of the above submission, since the very purpose of Iiling this criminal petition has already been fulhlled and no cause survives in this petition and thereby the Criminal Petition has become infructuous and liable to

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be dismissed.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed^as infructuous.

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Pending Miscellaneous Applications, if any, sha1l

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stand closed.

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SDIG.SIREESHA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// a\ ),, SECTION OFFICER

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To,

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1 . The Court of lX Addational Chief Metropolitan Magistrate,Nampally,Hyderabad.

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The Station House Officer,Narayanaguda Police Station, Hyderabad Cty.

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Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at HYDERABAD [OUI

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One CC to SRl. A DURGA BHASKAR Advocate [OPUC]

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Two CD Copies 6. One Spare Copy

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HIGH COURT

DATED:1610912022

ORDER

CRLP.No.420 of 2020

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DISMISSING THE CRIM NAL PETITION AS INFRUCTUOUS

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Shri. Kotakonda Pitchaiah v. The State of Telangana, And Another

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