The High Court of Telangana dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings after the trial court registered a charge sheet, holding the petition was infructuous.
The criminal petition was dismissed as infructuous, with liberty to challenge the charge sheet.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FOUR
:PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 255 OF 2022
Between:
Mahadeva Kameswara Rao, S/o. Veera Bhadrachary, aged about 42 years, Occ . Line Man, TS NPDCL, Bhadrachalam, Rl/o: H.No. 9-1-34/1, Medical Colony, Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem Diskict (Ershr/hile Khammam Dist), Telangana State.
...Petitioner/Accused No.A7
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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for records renting to the Case No. CC.APT/0000033 of 2021 on the file of the Court of the I Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Khammam, Charge sheeted for the offences U/Sec. 408, 4O9, 42O,380 lPC, Sec. 3 and 4 of pDpp Act, Sec. 135 of Electricity Act of P.S., Bhadrachgam Town and quash the same.
lA NO: 2 OF 2022
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P,C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to STAy of all further proceedings in Case No. CC.APT/0000033 of 2O21 on the file of the Court of the I Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Khammam, including appearance before the Criminal Court, pending disposal of CRLP 255 of 2022, on the file of the High Court.
The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Chandraiah Sunkara Advocate for the Petitione(s), Public Prosecutor (TG) Advocate for the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
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THE HONOURABLESMT.JUSTICE K.SUJANA CRIMINALPETITIoI{ NO.255oF 2022
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Petition is dismissed as infructuous giving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet if he so chooses.
Criminal Petition shall also stand closed.
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Whether to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner framed in a charge sheet completed investigation.
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Mahadeva Kameswara Rao
State of Telangana
Devu Durga Shiva Prasad
K. Sujana
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