The High Court disposed of a petition under Section 528 BNSS. The court declined to quash criminal proceedings but dispensed with the petitioner's physical presence, allowing him trial via counsel.
Dispensed with the presence of the petitioner before the trial court provided he is represented by counsel on every date of hearing.
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IN THE HIGH COURTFORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY,THE FOURTHDAY OF NOVEMBER
TWO THOUSANOANDTWENWFIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMTJUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVIEADA CRIMI NAL PETITtoNNO:14271 OF 2025
Between:
Uppada Ravi Kumar, s/o Uppada shashiBhushanAged 31 yearsocc Pvtemployee Rto 14-20-6771517/A Sri VivekanandanagarAllapur Borabanda Hyderabad
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.5
AND
...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT
Petition under section 528 ofBNSS praying thatin the circumstancesstated in the Memorandum of Grounds ofcriminalPetition,the Highcourt may be pleased to,quash the proceedings againstPetitioner/Accused No 5 in CCNo 2300 of 2025 on the fite of the tearnJd I AddlJunior civil Judge cum Xll Addl Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal MalkaigiriDistrict, At Kukatpally
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2025
Petition under section 528 ofBNSS praying thatin the circumstancesstated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminalPetition,the High court maybe pleased to STAY all further proceedings includingappearanceof the petitioner in cc No' 23OO of 2025 on the file of ihe learnedI Addl Juniorcivil Judge cum Xll Addl Judicial Magistrate of First class, MedchalMalkajgiriDistrict,At Kukatpally.
ThiSPetitioncomingonforhearing'uponperusingtheMemorandumof Grounds of criminal Petition andupon hearing the argumentsof sri G RAVI CHANDRAN ,Advocate for the Petitionerand the Additional Public Prosecutor(TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 andnone for the RespondentNo2'
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DE\ 1 EADA
CRIMINAL PETITION No. 14271 of 202:.!
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed under Sectior 52g of the Bharatiya Nagarlk Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for sh: t,BNSS,) to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2300 of 2025 on r re file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Xll Addit onal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal Malkajgiri Distri: , Kukatpally, for the offence under Sections 74, 79, 118(1), 3S1ti ) and 115(2) r/w. 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for stort,BNS,).
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EID, J Crl.P 14271 202s
pushed the de-facto complainant by caching his collar and the said act does not constitute any offence under Sections 11S(2) r/w. 3(5) of the BNS. He, therefore, prays that the proceedings against the petitioner be quashed.
5. Perused the record
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ETD,J (lr t421t ]025
Hence,this Courtdeemsit appropriateto dispens'twith the
presenceof the petitionerbefore the trial Court'
As asequel'the miscellaneous petitionspe:r ding' if any'
shallstand closed
SD/.U.SUDHA ,AS s,i ;rlHrRectsrRaR
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To, The lAdditronalJunior Civil Judge cum Vll Additional Judicial Magistrateof First Clasi,Medchal Malkajgiri Districtat Kukatpally'
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DATED:04/1 1/2025
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CRLP.No.14271 of2025
DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINALPETITION.
2 issues framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings should be quashed under Section 528 BNSS given the nature of allegations against the petitioner.
Whether the petitioners absence from the trial court should be dispensed with under Section 528 BNSS.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Uppada Ravi Kumar
State of Telangana
Mrs Annepu Reddy Vijitha
Tirumala Devieada
As recorded by the court registry
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