Disposed

Mukkera Sujatha v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC7 Aug 2023CRLP/6950/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court disposed of a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing or stay of proceedings in an FIR registered for dowry deaths and caste atrocities. Instead of quashing, the Court ordered the accused to appear before the Investigating Officer for completing the investigation.

What did the court decide?

CrPC petition disposed of; Accused ordered to appear before I.O. within seven days; I.O. directed to follow relevant procedure.

Mukkera Sujatha Vs The State of Telangana — Caste Atrocities | Telangana HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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MONDAY, THE SEVENTH^{DAY OF AUGUST} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYTHREE

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE^{G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY}

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CRIMINAL PETITION No:⁶⁹⁵⁰ o^{F 2023}

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Between:

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Mukkera Sujatha, Wio. Mukkera^{TirupathiReddy, aged about44} .years.,.^Occ' Housewife, h/o. H.No.^{1-10-281241140, Shiva Sai Nagar,NagarjunaNagar,} Kushaiguda, Kapra^{lvlandal,IvledchalMalkajgiri District.}

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Petitioner/Accused^No.1

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, through^{Alwal Police Station, Rep by itsPublic} Prosecutor, High C"ourt for^{the-State of Telangana Hyderabad....Respondent}

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2 P. Vijay Prasad, S/o. P.L.^{Prakash,Aged about33 yeqls,.Occ.Security} Oualo, Ryo. H. i.i.o.^{5-2712, Ward No. 5, Quthbullapur, Peth-asheerabad,} Medhcal-MalkajgiriDistrict.^{...RespondenUDe-factoComplainant}

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Petition under Section^{482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition,the. High courtmay} be pleased to call for the records^{andquash the same in the proceedings in FlR.} No. 455 ot 2023, daled 23.07.2023^{on the file of Alwal Police Station, Cyberabad} District is liable to be^quashed.

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l.A NO: 2OF 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 courtmay} be pleased to stay of all^{further proceedingsin FlR. No. 455 of 2023, dated} 23.O7 .2023 on the file of Alwal^{PoliceStation, CyberabadDistrict'}

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This Petition coming on^{for hearing, upon perusingthe Memorandumof} Grounds of Criminal^{Petition and upon hearing the argumentsof Sri CH'} VENKAT RAMAN, Advocate^{for the Petitloner and the Sri s. GANESH,Assistant} public prcisecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri C. NARESH REDDY, Advocate for the^{Respondent No.2}

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The Court made the following:^ORDER

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HON,BLE SM,.'^{JUSTICEG. ANUPAMA CHAKRJI\IATTTHY}

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CRIIV INAL PETITION^No.695OOF _Lo-23

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ORDER:

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This Ct in ir.,al Petittorl rs filecl under^{Sectiorl 4! ' o1 Code} of Criminal I)rocedure^{(for short'Cr.P.Cl.') L,ythe} petitioner,/ acr:u ;t C No.1 lo call^{for the recordsanrl : Lta:;h lhe} same. in th,:^{pr-o<:eedingsinFIR No.455 tf',',(t2l. dated} 23.O7 .2023 on^{he Iile of thr: StationHouse Off cer, 1' 'rrrlPolice} Stzrtion, Cvbr:r:^{brrd Distt icl} ,^{registeredfor th< olfr:rrl -'s under} Sections 447, 2,7 and 32ll^{rczrd rvith 34 of the lntli:rr-rPenal} Code (for short II:'C'), 3(1)(s),^{3(2)(va) of SC/ST FOA l':t' 12C i5.}

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Hea:-d rri .rned cotrt'rsel lor thc^{petili-r cr} and Sri S.Ganes;h learned Assistant^{Public Prosr::'} 'tLor^for respondent No. State-^{l)crttsedthe record.}

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Since tht 1:utrishmcnl^prescribed for^{the oflenc,s r.lleged} against the Jx:t tirner is^{less thanseven(O7)} )'earsi,^{ll)is Court} deems it appr< 1tr iate to^clirect the^{petitioner/acc tlsc rNo 1 to} appear befort: I tr, Investigating^{Officeron or br:fort: )..Ot'.2O23} between 02:O0 r.rn. and 04:OO^{p.m. and the Investipatirrgl)fhcer} is directed to lc lt-rv the^{pr-rtccdttre laid dori'nundel' li r( lior) 41-A} Cr.P.C and irl ;o the^guiclclines formulated^{bv t lcHon'ble}

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Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumal rt. Stdte^ofBlhrrrr scrupulously. However, the petitioner/ accused^{No. 1 shall co-} operate with the Investigating Officer as and when^{required by} furnishing information and documents as sought by himⁱⁿ concluding the investigation.

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