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K. Sai PratheekReddy, v. the State of Telangana

Telangana HC11 Nov 2025CRLP/14667/2025

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What is this about?

In a criminal petition seeking quashing of proceedings and issuance of notice under BNSS Section 35(3), the court framed the appearance procedure for the accused attending the investigating officer under guidelines from Arnesh Kumar instead of granting the primary prayer.

What did the court decide?

Related case directions: Petitioner to appear before investigating officer on 02.12.2025; IO to follow section 35(3) of BNSS and Arnesh Kumar guidelines.

K. Sai PratheekReddy, Vs the State of Telangana — Anticipatory Bail | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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TUESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 14667 0F 2025

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Between:

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K. Sai PratheekReddy, S/o Ram Chandra Reddy, Aged 32 years, Occ pvt Employee,. _R/o-^Flat No 404, Siddam Setty' To-wers, J'awhar Nagar, Hyderabad-500020.

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...Petitioner/Accused

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1' The state of reranoana, Through public prosecutor, High court for the state of Telangana At Hyiderabad.

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Years' occ constabre, R/o surtan Bazar

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Petition under Section 52g of B NSS pra Ying that in the clrcumstances stated tn the Memora ndum of Grou nds of Crimin al Petition the H rg h Court mav be pleas ed to Direct the P.S.. Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad to follow the Section 35 (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Surksha Sanhita 2023 pursuant to FlR No.260/2025 under S ection 132,281 BNS Act pending disposal of the main Criminal petition

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This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Crinrinal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri ANKARLA DHEERAJ, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1, and none appeared for the Respondent No.2.

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

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CRIMINAL P No.14667 ot 2025

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ORDER

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This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner-accused in crime No.260 of 2o2s on the file of the station House officer, sultan Bazar police station, Hyderabad, for the offences under Sections 132 and 281 of BNS.

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Heard Mr. Ankarla Dheeraj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

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Though this petition is filed for quashing the proceedings in the crime, during the course of arguments, learned counsel for petitioner has sought for directions to the police concerned to proceed with the investigation by issuing notice under section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

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Learned Additional pubric prosecutor submitted to pass appropriate orders in the petition.

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Perused the record

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The offences alleged against the petitioner are under sections under sections 132 and zg1 of BNS. considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and that the punishment for the offences alleged against the petitioners is less than seven (07) years of imprisonment, this court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner to appear before the lnvestigating officer concerned on or before 02.12.2025 between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., and in turn, the lnvestigating officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under section 3s (3) of BNSS and the guidelines formulated by the Hon'ble Apex court in Arnesh Kumar v. state of Biharl scrupulously and the petitioner is also directed to co-operate with the lnvestigating Officer and to furnish the requisite information and documents as and when required by him.

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