Disposed

Paidi Lakshmi Pathy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC5 Feb 2024CRLP/1100/2024

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The High Court disposed of a Criminal Revision Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashment. Since the punishable offence carries less than seven years, the Court did not examine merits but directed the accused to appear for investigation under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. without coercive steps.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed without going into merits; accused directed to appear for investigation without coercive steps.

Paidi Lakshmi Pathy Vs The State of Telangana — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2024)

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE^{SMT.JUSTICEK' SUJANA}

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CRIM^{INAL PETITIONNo:1 100 of204}

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Bewveen:

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"'Petitioners/Accused^No'2

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AND

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1 The State^{of Telangana, Rep by its PublicProsecutor'High Court at} Hyderabad.

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...Respondents/Defacto^Complainant

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Petition^{under Section 482 of Cr'P C prayingthat in thecircumstances} stated in^{the Memorandut} "r^{t"ro*0" oi Ctiminit'Ferition' the High Courtmay} ;5;?;:;^i" ;,,tn^{C' t'to gt ot 2023 on the file of PS Narsapur'}

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Petition^{under Section 482 of Cr' P C prayingthat in thecircumstances} stated in^{the Memorandu'} "r^{t?*Otor Criminit Petition' the High Courtmay} be oleased^{to stay all tu'tn"i'pr.-oJ#o]ng" in C' Y.91 of 2023onthe file of PS} "N""I#,;;";;iiid Jtpot'r or the above criminal^Petition'

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This Petition^{comingon for hearing, upon perusingthe Memorandum^of} Grounds^{of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments oJ Sri S" RAM} REDDY,^{Advocate for the Petitioner and the AssistantPublic Prosecutoron} behalfoftheRespondentNo.tanoNoneAppearedfortheRespondentNo.2.

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The Court^{made the following: ORDER}

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THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

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CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1 1OO of 2o24

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is frled under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.p.C.') by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.2, to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.91 of 2023 on the hle of the Narsapur Police Station, Medak District, for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 42O of the Indian pena_l Code, 1860.

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2 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No. 1 State.

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Without going into the merits of the case, since the punishment prescribed for the offence alleged against the petitioner is less than seven (07) years, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner/accused No. 2 to appear before the Investigating Officer on or before 12.O2.2024 between 02:00 p.m. and O4:OO p.m. and inturn the Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and also the guidelines

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formulated by the Honble^{Supreme Court in Anlesh Kumar}

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u. State of Biharr^{scrupulously without harassing the} petitioner/ accused No.2. However,^{the petitionershall co-} operate with the Investigating^{Officeras and whenrequiredby} furnishing information^{and documentsas sought by him in} concluding the investigation.^{The petitioner/accusedNo' 2} shall file all the^{documentswhich he ought to file to prove that} it do not come under^{the criminal offencesand the} Investigating Ofiicer shall^{consider the same before frling} appropriate report^{before the Magistrate. Police are directed} not to take any^{coercive stepsagainst the petitioner till the} investigation^{is comPleted.}

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Accordingly, the Criminal^{Petition is disposed of'}

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Miscellaneous applications,^{if any pending,shall also stand}

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closed.

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Sd/- C. PRAVEEN^KUMAR -ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

//TRUE^COPY//

SECTION^OFFICER

To,

I The Station^{HouseOfficer'Narsapur PoliceStation'Medak District'}

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One CC^{to SRl. S. RAM REDDY'Advocate [OPUC]}

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HIGH COURT DATED:0510212024

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ORDER

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DISPOS!NG OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION

Paidi Lakshmi Pathy v. The State of Telangana

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