Nelakanti Srikanth v. the State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, Criminal Petition No.1424 of 2025, decided 03-02-2025 by Justice Juwadi Sridevi. Accused No.3 (Nelakanti Srikanth) in C.C.No.19 of 2022 (Vanasthalipuram Police Station area; trial Court at L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy District) sought quashing under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 and stay under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; prayer restricted to exemption from personal appearance. Held: personal appearance dispensed with unless specifically required during trial; counsel must represent accused on every hearing; automatic vacation of order on default. Keywords: quashing, dispensation of personal appearance, exemption from appearance, Section 528 BNSS, Section 482 CrPC, criminal petition, accused representation by counsel.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition disposed of by dispensing with the personal appearance of the petitioner-accused No.3 before the trial Court unless specifically required during trial, subject to his representation by counsel on every date of hearing, with automatic vacation of the order on default; pending miscellaneous applications closed. Quashing of C.C.No.19 of 2022 was not granted, the prayer having been restricted.