Petitioners sought quashing of FIR No.174 of 2025 under Sections 85 and 351(3) BNS and Sections 3 and 4 DP Act. On hearing that the police had filed a final report before the jurisdictional Magistrate, the court disposed of the petitions granting liberty to raise the same grounds upon cognizance.
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IN THE HIGH GOURT FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY,THE THIRDDAY OFDECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYFIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVASRAO
CRIMINAL PETITION Nos: 15897 AND159020F 202s
CRIMINAL PETITION No : 15897 of2025
Between:
Nawaz Vajid Shaik, S/o. Usman Ali Yakub Shaikaged about23 years, Occ Business, Rl/o. Miraj Sangali,Maharastra-416410
...Petitioner/Accused No.1
AND
...Respondent
...RespondenUDefacto-Complainant
Petition under Section 528 of BNSSpraying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of CriminalPetition,the High Court may be pleased to call for the records inFIR No. 174 of 2025, dt. 09/09/2025 on the file of !{PS South West Zone Police Station,Hyderabad District and quashthe same
l.A. NO: 2OF 2025
Petition under Section 528 of BNSSpraying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds ofCriminal Petition,the HighCourt may be pleased to grant stay of all furtherproceedings includingthe arrest of the
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Petitioner herein in FIR No.174 of 2025, dt. 09/09/2025 on rl e file of WPS South West Zone Police Station, Hyderabad District pending dis rosal of the above Criminal Petition
CRIMINAL PETITION No: 15902 of 2025
Between:
...Petitione'r /Accused No.2 to 9
AND
...Respondent
...RespondenUl) rfacto-Complaina nt
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that ir the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, he High Court may be pleased to call for the records in FIR No.174 ol 2025. dt. 0 .09.2025 on the file of WPS South West Zone Police Station, Hyderabad District a ld quash the same.
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l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025
Petition under Section 528 of BNSSpraying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including the arrest of the Petitioners herein in FIR No.1 74 ot 2O25, dt. 09.09.2025 on the file of WPS South West Zone Police Station, Hyderabad District pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N. ABHISHEK, Advocate for the Petitioners in both the Criminal Petitions and the Sri Jitheender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1, in both Criminal Petitions and none appeared for the Respondent No.2, in both criminal Petitions.
The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF:i ]LANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREEI{ vAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.l5897 and I 59tl'. of 2025
Datez 03.12.2025
Crl.P.No.l5897 of 2025
Between
Nawaz Vajid Shaik
...petltioner
AND
The State of Telangana, Rep. by SHO, WPS South West Zone Police Station, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad and another
respondents
Crl.P.No.l5902 of 2025
Between:
Vajid Usmanali Shaik and othcrs
...petitloners
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The State of Telangana, Rep. by SHO, WPS South West Zone Police Station, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad and another
.respondents
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COMMON OR-DER
These Criminal Petitions have been f,rled seeking to quash
the proceedings in FIR No. 1 74 of 2025 on the f,rle of the Women Police Station, South West Zone (Hyderabad), Hyderabad District, wherein the petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.l to 9 for the offences punishable under Sections 85 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNS'), and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 196l (for short 'DP Act')
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6 Accordingly, the Criminal petitions are dispost C of.
Pending miscellaneous apptications, if an y shall stand
closed,
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DISPOSING THE BOTH CRIMINAL PETITIONS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR proceedings against the petitioners for dowry-related offences should be quashed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Nawaz Vajid Shaik
Vajid Usmanali Shaik
Vahida Shaik
Usman Ali Yakub Shaik
Rihana Usman Ali Shaik
Nilofer Nayab Rasool Khan
J Sreenivas Rao
As recorded by the court registry
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