Dismissed

K. Lemuel Khanna v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC9 Aug 2023CRLP/7488/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court held quashing petitions in Domestic Violence cases are not maintainable as Section 30 of the Domestic Violence Act provides ample remedy. Petitioners to appear in the pending DVC before the trial court. Criminal petition dismissed.

What did the court decide?

Petitioners directed to appear and attend DVC No.65 of 2023 before III Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad. Criminal Petition dismissed.

K. Lemuel Khanna Vs The State of Telangana — Domestic Violence | Telangana HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA¹³²⁵⁴¹ AT HYDERABAD

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WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST 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 PETITIONNO:7 488 0F 2023

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Between:

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1 K. Lemuel Khanna, Sio K. -Samuel^{Robert, Occ. Sates Manager in lTC,}

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Beside St. Marry,s Church, Near 31 SD Road, Regimental aa"zar, Snivali

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Nagar, Secunderabad.

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2 [gl1!an{a^Sujatha,W/o | .Samuet^Roberr, Occ. Government Teacher, ZPHS, Ramadugu Mandar, ](arimnagar, nio i.r.ro.e-s-szs, p"ft,ir".prr, Pochammav^ada, Karimnagar District, T-elang;;^{-- '}

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J Kalakanda Samuel Robert, S/o S.J. Sam-uel, Occ. Supdt. in DEO Office Pochammavada, Karimnagar Peddapaili, peddapaili Diskict, District, Telang"nr. nio^-- L r.rl.a-i_sze,^{-'- -} pothirampur,

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4 K. Rahul Roy Munna, s/o K. samuer nouert] occ student, R/o H.No.B-5-573, Pothirampur,^{pochammavada,} Karimnagar fiirtri.t, iuLngrn"

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...Petitioner

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1 If': Stgl_e .of Tetangana, Rep by its pubtic prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana Hyderabad.

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2 Smt Ch. Vashini, Wo K. Lemuel Khanna, D/o Ch. Sanjeeva Rao, R/o H.no.1_ 4-275, Road No.B, New Maruthinagar East, Kothapet, Srrooinrg.ifr,"nirf, Ranga Reddy District.

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... Respo n denUC om plai nant

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Petition under section 492 0f cr.p.c prayinq that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds or criminai ieiition, the iign c.r,i;rv;" pleased to calr for the records rerating to ovc N".os oI 2023 on the fire of ilr Additional Metroporitan Magistrate, cyberabad "t ls. r.rrg", and quash the same in so far as the petitioners/A-2 and A_i ,r" .on""i*0.

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I.A. NO: 2 OF 2023

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Petition under section _492 0f cr.p.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar'peiition, the iign c"rrt ;lvJ. P]"1:9!^{to.stay att furtherproc.eedingsinctuornj} irre appearance of the petitioners in DVC No'65 of 2023 on the fire ot t, a"ooittnai Metroporitan Ni;g;i;"I" Cyberabad at L.B. Nagar, pending disposat of tire fielent quash petition.

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..--.^{Thts I'errtrr co.nin-q ,r: Ior} heanng. upon D( ;ttlti ,"f :"^j: ;l,l ,,lill: Petrtio.ner I .un<r^,pon sri^'h#ing s^{"cln"',.ir]'e u,i''" u rr'l "} '^{J rle} he^rts rvemorandum or^of sri BALA on behalt of L . R, ,,,o,,du.? r t No r, r.rone1oi.Ii"'Ji"; f,:.ii j:'l::,::ilc^prosecutor,

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The Court madc tl -. following:

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HON,BLE SMT: JUSTICE G, ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7488 OF 2023

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section z1B2 ol the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short^,Cr.p.C.,) b1,' the petitioners to quash the proceedings against them in D.V.C. No.65 of 2023 pending on the file of rhe III Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri S.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent - State. Perused the record.

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.In the light of the judgment in Gaddameed.i Nagamani u. State of Telanganat, a petition to quash the proceedings in Domestic Violence Case is not maintainable, as Section 29 of t]ne Protection of Women from Domestic. Violence Act, 2005 affords al efficacious

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'^zors 1z;^aro lcnr-.y^zoa

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renrc(l\ lrr r, a\ of an ill)l(':tl :rgair-rst th(' ac t ol tlre Court }:elou' rn t:,r .: tg cognizancc uncl rlumberirg tlte'[.t.V C

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+. I:r^,'it r o^- the iibovc, tlrc petitioners ilr.c .rl I l)crtv to arr-zril 1 r,.' sr rrl n'medr

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I lori'r' r'r-,^jt-t viorv of Lltr: re quest made [r-r Itc lcarned coLrrrsll 1( the petit.jc,n(r's, the apl)ezu'ar ,'c of the petrtro r,'r s t).V.C No.(r5 ctl^'2023 pending rrr thc file of the III A,:lr t orral Metropolitirn Magislrate, C.r lrerrbad at L.B.Naq:rr'. s disper-rsed u,ith. cxcept on tL e dirt('.; w,henever ti-reir prcscr c,'is rcquirr.cl b,. tltc trial Court. arr,,: thev shall be rc1;tcs('n^(':l lr_r' their c:t.r,rrrst'l

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Ac:cor', Lirrgl-l', thc Crir-rinal Petition is disl-rt s;::cl ,tf

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Niisr:r: lzLr.rcous applica tions pending, tf rnr , shall stat-rd c io st'r

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SI)/.T.JAYASREE ASSIS TAt,Jf REGTSTRAR //TRUE COPY' s;ecir&rv oFFtcER 1 The ilttrddrtir rirt tr.rr"?:,I31 .yjgrstrate, Cyberabad;t ,_.8 Nagar. piosrcuidn, i;;i "iffi;:r tr,, ritate or reransana, ' Iff":,?:J:ij lir. 3. One CC to Sr =^{lLA MURALI y Advocate [OpUCl} 4. The Statron H r ;e Saroornrga eofi." S1Jiion"", 5. Two CD Cooit r; So, . ,/ -V

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CRLP.No.748B ot 2 .t23

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CRIMINAL PETITIo .I S DISPoSED If F