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Chimala Prabhakar (Minor) v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC3 Dec 2025CRLP/15944/2025

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What is this about?

Petition under Section 528 BNSS sought quashing of C.C. No.16 of 2025 before the Juvenile Justice Board arising from an FIR under the IT Act and POCSO Act against a minor. Counsel restricted the prayer to dispensing with the minor's attendance. The High Court dispensed with his presence subject to counsel representing him at each adjournment and appearance whenever required.

What did the court decide?

Personal appearance of petitioner/CCL before the Juvenile Justice Board dispensed with, subject to counsel's representation and appearance when required.

Chimala Prabhakar (Minor) Vs The State of… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD}

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WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF^DECEI\4BER

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TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS^RAO

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CRIMIN AL PETITION NO: 15944 OF²⁰²⁵

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Betwee n:

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Chimala Prabhakar (tVinor), S/o Chimala^{Gopal, Aged about1 5.. years,} Student, Occupation' Student,^{Representedby his FatherandNatural} Guardian. Sri Chimala Gopal, S/o C.^{I/allaiah, Aged about 46 years,} Occupation Business, R/o H.No.'l-100,^{MittakodurVillage, Parigi[t/andal,} Vikarabad District, Telangana.

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...PETITIONERYCCL

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Rep. by^{Public Prosecutor,High Courtfor the State} of Telangana at Hyderabad.

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The Station House Officer, Parigi^{PoliceStation, VikarabadDistrict,} Telangana.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Section 528 of^{BNSS prayingthat in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum of^{Grounds of Criminal Petition, the HighCourtmay be} pleased to call for the records relating to c.c. No.'16^{of 2025 on the file of Juvenile} Justice Board-cum-Addl. Judicial^{First Class Magistrate Court, Vikarabad District} and quash the entire^{proceedingsin C.C. No.16 ot 2025 arising out of FIR} No.138/2025 of Parigi Police^{Station, Vikarabad District, against the} Petitioner/Child in Conflict with^{Law (CCL).}

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2025

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Petition under Section 528 of^{BNSS praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum of^{Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay be} pleased to stay all further proceedings in C.C. No.16 of^{2025 on the file of the} Juvenile Justice Board-cum-Addl.^{Judicial Firstclass Magistratecourt,Vikarabad} District^pending disposal^{of this criminal Petitionand dispense with the personal} appearance of the^{Petitioner/CCL before the JuvenileJustice Board, Vikarabad} District, during^pendency of the^{case,in the interest of justice.}

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This Petition coming on^{for hearing, upon perusingthe Memorandumof} Grounds of Criminal Petition^{and upon hearing the argumentsof Sri SYED} WAHEED ALl, Advocate for the^{Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the} Additional Public Prosecutor^{on behalf of the RespondentNo.1 and none} appeared for the ResPondent^No.2.

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The Court made the following:^ORDER

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IN TIIE rrIGH COIJFIT FOFI TIIE S'I)II.TE OF TELANGAIVA AT I{YDEFLAEB.€.I)

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TIIE }ION'BLE SRT JUSTICE J.SFIEE]\IIVAS FLAO

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CFTIMINAL PETITION No.15944 <tf 2025

Date: 03-12-2025

B e t',r'ee n

Chirnala Prabhakar

Petitioner/ Chilcl in conflict with law

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and

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The State o[ Telangana, rep. by Public Prosecutor, Llrqh Cc-rurt for thc State of Telangana at Fh-derabad, and anothcr.

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Respondents

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ORDER:

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This Crirrrinal Petition has been filed r.rLder- Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sant-ir-a, 2O23 (for short, 'BNSS') by the petitioner/ child in conflict with law seeking to qurash the proceedings in C.C. N,-l.16 of 2025, on the file of the Juvenile Justicc Board cu ra-Additional Judicial F irst Class Magistrate Court, Vikar:rbad District, arising or.rt of FIR No.138 of 2025 of Parigi Folice Station, Vikarabad District, registcred for the offence s punishable under Sections 66(D) , 67 (A) , 67 (B\ of the Inforrnation Technolory Act, 2OOO-2OO8 (for short 'the IT Act') and

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Se ction 1 5 of the Protection of Children from Sexua I Offcnces Act, 2O 12 (for shorr^.the pOCSO Act,).

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He:rrd Mr. Syed Wahccd AIi, Iearned counsel for thc petitioner and Mr. V.Jithendcr Rao, Additional public Prosecutor, appcarirrg or-r bcl'r:rlf of rcspondent No.1 Statc.

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Durir-rg tltc coursc of ltearing, learned counscl forthe pctilior-r.-r, though raisecl several grounds, rcstrictcd his praycr to the extcrtt that the petitioner being a studcnt and prosccuting X clzrss, it is very difficult to attend thc Court on eacl-i and evcry adjor-rrnment and his presence may be dispcnsed with. He fi.rrthcr submitted th:rt tl-rc pctitioner will appear bcfore the Juvenile Jr.rsticc Board whenever , his presence is required and his counsel will represent thc matter on each and every adjournrnent.

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The above said subrnission has not opposed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

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Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circurnstances of the case, the presence of the petitioner/ child in conflict with iaw in C.C.No.t6 of 2025, on the f,lle of tl-re Juvenile Justice Board-cum-Additional Judicial F-irst Class )t4ggistrate Court, Vikarabad District, 1S

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dispensed. u'ith,^{subjc:ct to theconditionlrrrl ltcshzlll} represent tbe^{tnatLcr- beforr: the.Juvcnilc'Jttsticrr: Board} through his crlunsel^{oI) ea(lh al-ld cvery adjorr t''r m':nt 'llle} pelltioncr sLLal'l appcar- bctirrr:^ltre 'Juvenilc^{r Lslir:e Board} rvhenerret- hrs prcsetr<'c is^{rcquit-cdan(l iIr:1c1:ruIt,t1-re} Jr.rvcnile Justice Boar-d^{isent itlcd to} l)r()(^{'' '('(l \riththe} matLer in accordancc^{rvitlt l:trv.}

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6 i\ccorcl ir-rgly, Lhc CritnttlaI^{Pctilion is <lir; .r'rst''l of}

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Miscr'llaneours applicerti()ns,^petrdrlr 1^{il' zr:-rv,sl-r:r11} star-rd closc:d.

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SD/. K. SAI^KUMART -. tltPuTY REGISTRAR

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The^{Juvenile Justice Board-cum-Addl Judicial First (;lilss MagistrateCourt'}

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ORDER

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CRLP.N 0.15944 of 2025

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CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOStTD OF

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Chimala Prabhakar (Minor) v. The State of Telangana

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