Dismissed

Thouti Nagamani v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC20 Jul 2023CRLP/6589/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. sought to quash domestic violence proceedings. The Court held such petitions not maintainable, citing Gaddameedi Nagamani, as Section 29 of the PWDVA provides efficacious remedies. Pending proceedings were stayed with representation by counsel.

What did the court decide?

Stayed appearance of petitioners in D.V.C. No.01 of 2021 pending before Judicial Magistrate, Metpally, except when personal presence is required; represented by counsel.

Thouti Nagamani Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY ,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE G.ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO:⁶⁵⁸⁹ OF 2023

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Between:

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'1. Thouti Nagamani, W/o Ashok aged 61 years Occ House hold Rl/o H.No. 3-3-69, Koiagally, Varni Road^{NearVishwaShantiCollege, Nizamabad town} And district

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Amruthala Srilatha, W/o^Bhoomeshwar Aged^{39 years, Occ.HouseWife fuo} Ryo Velpur village and Mandal of Nizamabad^district

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K.Navanitha, W7o Sathyanarayana, aged^{about 37 years, Occ. Teacher RUo} H.No. 3-3-69, Kotagaly Varni Road^{Near Vishwa ShanthiCollege, Nizamabad} town And district

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.-.,ET'r.NERS/RES'.NDENTS 2 to 4

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, , rep. by^{its Public Prosecutor, High Court at} HYderabad

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.....RESP.NDENT

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Thouti Supraja @ Akkenapally^Supraja, Wo^{Thouti Naresh aged 33 years,} Occ House Hold R/o H.No.^{3-3-69, Kotagally, Varni Raod Near Vishwa} Shanthi college, Nizamabad^{town And district presentlyRyo Her parents} house at Venkatraopet Road, Metpally Town^{andMandal Jagtial district}

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Thouti Veda Teja, S/o^{Thouti Naresh, Aged 8 years (Minor) Occ StudentRyo} Venkatraopet Road Metpally^{Town And Mandal of JagtialDistrict under} guardianship of His natural mother i.e. Respondent

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...RESPONDENT/PETITIONERS

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Petition under Section^{482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum of^{Groundsof Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay} be pleased to Quash the^{proceedings in D.V.C.No. 01 OF 2021 on the file of} Court of Judicial Magistrate^{ofFirst ClassatMetpally againstthe} petitioners/ResPondents 2 to 4

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l.A. NO:1 oF 2023

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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 maybe} pleased to Stay of all and further^{proceedings including appearanceof the} Petitioners/Respondents 2lo^{4 in D.V.C.No.01 OF 2021 On the file of Court of}

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Judicial hl..rgrst': : of First Class at IMetpally Pendtr,g^rli:;6,o:;al rf the Crrminal Petition

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This Petiti rn coming on for hearing, upon^perusirrcr th -. lVemorandum of Grounds rl C-in rirl Petrtion and upon hear ng the arcure, ts rl SRI B. OM PRAKASI-i Yl D, ,V ,Advocate for the Petitioner ar,d SIl . S. GANESH, the Additional^t)ub ir;^)rosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Rcsp,:rce t No 1 and None Appeared for the^,l€ spondent No. 2&3

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The Court made h€ following: ORDER

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HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE G. ANUPAMA CIrAKRAVARTHV

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.6589 OF 2023

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SRDER

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, i 973 (for short 'Cr.P.C. J by the petitioners/ respondents Nos.2 to 4 to quash the proceedings against them in D.V.C. No.01 of 2O2l pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Metapally.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri S.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 - State. Perused the record.

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In the light of the judgment in Gadd.ameedi Nagamani a. State of Telanganal, a petition to quash the proceedings in Domestic Violence Case is not maintainable, as Section 29 of th-e Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 affords an efficacious

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'^{ror5 (2)Ar-D (cRr..) 764}

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rerneciv ltv r|av of an appeal against th,: aLct r: I t lte Court belot. in 1:t^.:ltg cognizance and numbering^,-l.Lc I ).!.C).

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lr-i '".ir,r' ol the :tbove, the petitioners ilr.c ; t liber.r,r.to avail tre s; ri rr:medr .

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.5. Horr e . er, in vietv of the request made bv rhe leal-necl counst:l fo the pctt tioners/ respondent Nos.2 to .1. the appearan C( of the pr:titioners/ respondents I\ r. 2 to .+ in D.V.Cl. Nr.r ',1 oI 2021 pending on the file ol r,rr: .Juclicial Magistrate' rl First Class, Metapally, is dis; r: rs<.d ri.rth, except on 1 'e dates ri,itenever their presenct: .s r-equirecl b_r the trial C u rt, and they shall be repr esenr c,l lrv their counsel.

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Accorr irLgly, the Criminal^petition is dispc sr:d .rf

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\l[is<;e] aeeous applications pending, if iutr , shall

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stald closr:<

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Iid/. G.SIREESHA ASSII;1'AN T REGISTRAR

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SI'C]lON OFFICER

To,

The Judir;ia tulagistrate^{of First Classat Metpally,.l-agtial )i:;trict'} 2. Two CCs tc Pu5lic^Prosecutor ,High^{Court for the State( f-elangana,at} Hvderabad[^)LrT]

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