Single-judge bench granted leave to file criminal petition but disposed of it citing two-year delay. Ordered police to conclude investigation without arresting the petitioner and dismissed consequential petitions.
Stay lifted; police to investigate without arrest; Criminal Petition and consequential petitions disposed of.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF TMARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 808 OF 2021
Between:
Maloth Tarachand, S/o. Late Bhavsingh,
...PETITIONER
AND
.....Respondent No.1
...RESPONDENT NO.2/COMPLAINANT
Petition under Section 482 ol 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 Crime No.7 of 2021 dated 1510112021 on the file of P.S. Palvancha Rural, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District.
l.A. NO: 1OF 2021
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 grant stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the Petitioner/Accused in Crime No.7 of 2021 dated- 15101 12021 on the file of P.S, Palvancha Rural, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District pending disposal of the main quash proceedings
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of STi.M.V.HANUMANTHA RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor for the State of Telangana on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri.J.Rajeswar, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
HO- I''BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER
CRI {INAL PETITION No.8O8 OF 2otl1
ORDER:
l. This C.rirni rzrl Petition is f iied to quash tlre pro:eedings against the p3t -irrnss/ac1'rted in Crime No.7 ,rf ,202 1 dated l5.Ol.202 I o'r tl-re liie ol P.S.Palvancha ]lui-i:1 Bl-adradriKothagudcn-L ltis t- c1..
Consequentlr', n -scellaleous petitions, if any, srhaI stand dispost.d.
Sd/-T.JAYASREE ASI]I 3'I'ANTREGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// (it I:ECTION OFFICER
HIGH COURT
DATED:13/03/20:23
ORDER
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
Whether to grant stay against arrest pending disposal of quash petition.
Whether a two-year delay in filing the petition warrants disposal without further proceedings.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Maloth Tarachand
The State of Telangana
Tirunagari Venkata Krishna Rao
K. Surender
As recorded by the court registry
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