The High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by an auto finance company to quash a criminal FIR against its employee. The Court accepted the respondent's submission that the police investigation concluded with a drop of charges, rendering the petition infructuous.
Dismissing the Writ Petition as infructuous without costs.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEIVIBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V. VENUGOPAL
WRIT PETITION NO: 2723 OF 2016
Between:
M/s. l.K.F. Auto Finance, D.No. 6-3-902/A, 4th Floor, Central Plaza, Rajbhavan Road, Somaiiguda, Hyderabad Rep. by its Executive Director, Smt.Vasumathi Devi Koganti
...PETITIONER
AND
...RES'ONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndiapraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or Proceedings more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the recordspertaining to crime in FIRNo. 408 of 2015 on the file of PanjaguttaPolice Station, Panjagutta, Hyderabad and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law andviolative ofConstitutional Mandates guaranteed under the Constitution of lndia
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2016( WPMP. NO: 3408 OF 2016)
Petition under Section 151 CPCpraying that in the circumstancesstated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, the High Courtmay be pleasedto stay of all further proceedings including arrest of thepetitioner pursuant to Crime in FIR No. 408 of 2015 on the file of Panjagutta Police Station,Panjagutta, Hyderabad pending disposal of the Writ Petition
1A NO: 5 OF 2018
Between:
....PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS 1to3
AND
M/s. l.K.F. Auto Finance, D.No. 6-3-902/A, 4th Floor, Central Plaza, Rajbhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad Rep. by its Executive Director, Smt.Vasumathi Devi Koganti
...RESPONDENT/PETITIONER
M.Venkatesham, S/o. Narsaiah, Aged about 48 years, Occ Auto Driver, Rl/o. H.No. 12-1 1-280, Varasiguda, Secunderabad
...RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT No.4
(R-2 is not necessary party to this petition)
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order passed in WPMP No. 3408 of 2016 in WP No. 2723 ot 2016 dated 29j.2016
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. l. V. RADHAKRISHNA MURTHY
Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1to3: M/s. c. JHANSI BAl, AGP FOR HOME
Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI T. SURYA SATISH ( Not Present)
The Court made the following: ORDER
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THE HON'BLE SRI JuSTICE E. V. VEITUCTOPAL
WRIT PETITION No.2723 of 2OL6
ORDER:
The present Writ Petition is frled seeking to quash the F.LR.No.4O8 of 2Ol5 registered on the frle of the Station House Officer, Panjagutta Police Station, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, against the petitioner, for the offence punishable under Section 420 of I.P.C.
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as infructuous. No costs.
Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand
closed.
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DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS INFRUCTOUS WITHOUT COSTS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Writ Petition seeking to quash the FIR became infructuous after the drop of action against the accused.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/s. l.K.F. Auto Finance
The State of Telangana
The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad
The Station House Officer, Panjagutta Police Station
M.Venkatesham
E.V. Venugopal
As recorded by the court registry
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