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Tirukovela Venkat Raja v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC6 Feb 2024CRLP/1348/2024

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The court disposed of a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings. Instead of quashing, it directed the accused to appear before the Investigating Officer per Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and adhere to guidelines issued in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, before closing the matter.

What did the court decide?

The Criminal Petition was disposed of by directing the petitioner/accused to appear before the Investigating Officer.

Tirukovela Venkat Raja Vs The State of Telangana — Domestic Violence | Telangana HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEARUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1348 OF 2024

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Between:

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Tirukovela Venkat Raja, S/o. Tirukovela Nambaiah, Aged about 28 Years,; Occ: Private Employee, R/o. HIG -35, Road No. 1, Phase - IKPHB^Colony, Kukatpally, Hydercbad 7 2.

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...Petitioner/Accused I

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The State of Telangana, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High^Court at Hyderabad.

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Paravasthu Dharani, Wo. Tirukovela Venkat^{Raja D/o. Gopal Paravasthu,} Occ: Housewife, R/o. Presently residing at H No. 2-11-199,^KUC X^Roads. Vidyaranyapuri, Hanumakonda Warangal Urban^District

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...RespondenUComplainants

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Petition under Section 482 of^Cr. P.C^{prayingthat in thecircumstances} stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of^{Criminal Petition'the HighCourt may} be pleased to QUASH in FIR No.^{234 of 2022 on the file of WPS -l Warangal,} Warangal District against the^{petitioners/AccusedNo.1} ,^{(2' 3' 4).}

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l.A NO:2 oF 2024

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Petition under Section 482 of^{Cr.P.C prayingthat in thecircumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition, the High court may} be pleased to Stay of^{all further proceedingsin FlR. No 234 ot 2022 datd} 2g.0g.2022 on the flle of^{wPS -l warangal, warangalDistrict pending disposalof} the main Criminal Petition.

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This Petition coming on^{for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of} nts Grounds of^.. Criminal^{Petition and uponhearing the argurne} Sri Mohd. Ghulam Rasool,^{Advocatefor th€ Petitioner and the Assistant} Publi Prosecutor on behalfof^{the RespondentNo.1}

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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 N0.1348 of2024

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is frled under Section 4g2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, l9Z3 (for short^.Cr.p.C.J by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No. 1, to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No. 234 of 2022 on the file of the Women Police Station-I, Warangal District, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 of the Indian penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry prohibition Act.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Iearned 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. 1 to appear before the Investigating Officer on or before I3.O2.2O24 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 4i-A Cr.p.C. and also the guidelines

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sr(s,J CrLP.No.7348 of 2024

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formulated by the Honble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kutnar t. Stdte of Bihart scrupulously. However, the petitioner shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer as and when required by furnishing information and documents as sought by him in concluding the investigation. The petitioner/accused No. I shall frle all the documents which he ought to file to^prove that it do not come under the criminal offences and the Investigating Officer shall consider the same before hling appropriate report before the Magistrate.

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Accordingly, the Crimina-l 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/. V.KAVITHA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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The Principal Junior Civil Judge -cum-^{Principal Judicial Magistrate} of^First Class, at Hanamakonda.

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The Station Houser Offrcer, WPS¹ Police Station, Warangal^District.

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Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High^Court for the State^{of Telanganaat} Hyderabad. [OUT]

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One CC to Sri. Mohd Gulam Rasool, Advocate [OPUC]

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DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION.

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Tirukovela Venkat Raja v. The State of Telangana

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