High Court allowed the criminal petition for quashing proceedings under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Prevention of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, relying on a common order dated 16.08.2023 in another batch of cases.
The Criminal Petition No. 2374 of 2015 was allowed; proceedings in C.C.No.1045 of 2014 stand quashed.
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IN THE HIGHCOURT FOR THESTATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY,THETWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLESRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL
CRIMINAL PETITIONNO: 2374OF 2015
Between:
PATNAM SAI KUMAR,S/o Narayana, Occ Driver R/o F11, SylvanShelter, Near Red crossHospital,Gaddiannaram,Dilsukhnagar. ...pETl.oNER/ACCUSEDNo.2
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TheStateofTelangana,throughP.S.UPPAL,Repby.itsPublicProsecutor' Highbourt at HydiraOaAFor Stateof Telangana:n3ff*O=*rr"OMpLAtNANT
PetitionunderSection4S2ofCr.P.Cprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandumof Grounds of criminalPetition, the Highcourtmaybe pleased to quash theproceedings in c.c.No.1o45o1 2014 on the file of lll rd Metropolitan Magistrate,Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District at L'B Nagar'
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PetitionunderSection4S2ofCr.P.Cprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandumof Grounds of criminal Petition,the High court maybe pleased to stay all furtherproceedings,including appearanceof the Petitioner in C.C.No..l045of2ol4onthefileoflllMetropo|itanMagistrate,Cyberabad,Ranga Reddy at L.B.Nagar,HYderabad.
This Petition comingon for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of GroundsofCriminalPetitionanduponhearingtheargumentsofSriBASETY KARTHIK, Advocatefor the Petitionerand of Sri VizarthAli Asst. Public Prosecutor on behalfof theRespondent.
The Court-made thefollowing:ORDER
HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.2374 of 2015
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.1O45 of 2Ol4 on the. file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy at L.B.Nagar. A charge sheet came to be Iiled against the petitioncr/ accused No.2 and another for the offences punishable under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Trafhc (Prevention) Act, 1956.
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following the procedureprescribed, thepolice registered a case in Crime No.755 of 2014 forthe offencespunishable under Sections 3, 4 and 5 ofPreventionof ImmoralTraffrc Act. After completing theinvestigation, thepolicefiled charge street against the accused,which was taken cognizance as C.C.No.1O45 of2014.
4- In view of the above submission,the CriminalPetition is allowed in terms of the commonorder, dated16.08.2023 in Criminal Petition No.5O73 of2023 and batch.
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ORDER
CRLP.No.2374 of 2015
CRIMINAL PETITION IS ALLOWED.
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Patnam Sai Kumar
The State of Telangana
E.V. Venugopal
As recorded by the court registry
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