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Sri Markunta Ravikanth, v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC8 Dec 2025CRLP/16187/2025

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What is this about?

Criminal petition under Section 528 of BNSS 2023 filed to quash FIR No.591 of 2025 involving offences under Section 85 BNS. Court noted the Investigating Officer filed the final report on 01.12.2025. Proceedings not quashed; petitioners granted liberty to challenge cognizance if taken.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to petitioners to raise grounds pleaded if Magistrate takes cognizance on final report.

Sri Markunta Ravikanth, Vs The State of Telangana — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Telangana HC (2025)

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

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MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF^DECEMBER 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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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16'187 OF 2025

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Between:

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'1 . Sri Markunta Ravikanth,, S/ o. Late Markunta Bheemsain, Age 36 years' Occ Junior Assistant in ICDS,^{R/o. H. No. 6-4-65, Dyagawada, Nirmal, Nlrmal} District- 504106.

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Smt. Marukunta Kalavathi,,^{W/o Late Markunta Bheemsain,Age.52 years,} Occ. Housewife, Ri o.^{H. No.} 6^{- 4- 65, Dyagawada, Nirmal, Nirmal District-} 504106

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Srr Markunta Srikanth,,^S/o. Late Markunta Bheemsain, Age.^{36 years. Occ.} Pvt. Teacher, R/o- H.^No 6-4-65, Dyagawada, Nirmal.^{Ntrmal District-} 504106

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4 Smt. Marukunta Lasya @^{Marukunta Ramya,, Wo. Markunta SJikanth.'Age} 29 years, occ. Houiewi:fe, R/o.^{H. No. 6-4-65, Dyagawada,Nirmal,. Nirmal} Distiict- 504106 ...Petitioner/Accused-'l to 4

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The State of Telangana, through^{the Station House Officer, P.S - Nirmal} Town, Nirmal District.^Rep. by the^{Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State} of Telangana,^Hyderabad

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2 Sri. Kummari Poshetty,, S/o.^{Bhojanna,Age. 64 yearsOcc. Farmer,R/o} . Kangutta Village, Boath t\ilandal Adialbad District-504304 ...Respondents/Defacto^Complainant

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Petition under Section 528 of^{BNSS 2023 praying that in the} circumstances stated in the^{Memorandum of Groundsof criminalPetition,the} High Court may be^pleased to^{quash the proceedingsagainst the} Pe-titioners/accused no.1 to 4 in^{F.l.R. No.591 of 2025, datedl6/10/2025on the} file of the PS-Nirmal Town, Nirmal^District.

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l.A. NO: zOF 2025

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Petition under Section 528 of^{BNSS, 2023 prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{Memorandumof Groundsof criminalPetition,the} High Court may be^{pleased to Stayof all further proceedings in F.lR No 591 of} zi2s, datea. rct10t2025, on the^{fileof the PS Nirmal Town. Nirmal District,}

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing t'r ) Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the argume r s of Mr LAKSHMI NARAYANA, Advocate representing Mr MANNE NAND,\ KISHORE RAO, Advocate for the Petitioners and Mr V. JITHENDER RAO, t- I Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of respondent No.1 and none appeared or the Respondent N o.2

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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ra.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OFTELANGANA AT TTYDERABAD

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS^RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.16187 of²⁰²⁵

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Date: 08.12.2025

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Between:

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Sri Markunta Ravikanth and^three others

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..,Petitioners

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AND

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The State of Telangana through the^{Station House Officer,} P.S.-Nirmal Town, Nirmal^{District,Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,} High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and another

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...Respondents

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ORDER

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' This Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to^quashthe

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proceedings in F.I.R. No.591 of 2025 on the^{frle of Nirmal Town} Police Station, Nirmal District,^{whereinthe petitionerswere arrayed} as accused Nos.l to 4 for the offences^{punishable under Section85 of} the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ,2023^(for short^'BNS').

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Heard Mr.takshmi Narayana,^{learned counsel representingSri}

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M.Nanda Kishore Rao, learned counsel for^{the petitionersand}

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Mr.V.Jithendar Rao, leamed Additional Public Prosecutor for

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respondent No. I .

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During the course of hearing, the learned Adc itional Public Prosecutor, basing upon the written instructions fumish d by the SubInspector of Police, Nirmal Town Police Station, ll rmal District, subnits that even prior to the filing of'the present C'r rinal Petition, the lnvcstigating Officer had filed the final report bcf.-.e the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nirmal, on01.12.2025, and the r l.C. number is awaited.

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1-aking into consideration the submissions 63{rr l} the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the leamed Judici: First Class Magistrate, Nirmal, is directed to take appropriate ste )s pursuant to the final report submitted by the Investigating Officer ,n 01.12.2025. In the event the learned Magistrate takes cogniza,r;c against the petitioners in F.l.R No.59l of 2025, the petition: s are granted tiU".ry to avail the remedies as available under law b1 raisrng all the grounds which are pleaded in the present Criminal Pcr i ion.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed ,r

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Pending miscellaneous applications, ifany, shal stand closed

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SD/. AHMI D ABDULLA KHAN SII TANT REGISTRAR i,.{E /ffRUE COPY// FECTTON^OFFTCER

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To, 1. The Station House Offlcer, Nirmal Town Police Station,^{</sup> rmai District}

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I Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

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3 one cc to lvlr LAKSHMI NARAYANA, Advocate representing lvtr MANNE NANDA KISHORE RAO, Advocate [OPUC]

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4 Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED: 0811212025

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ORDER

CRLP.No.16187 of 2025

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Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is Di;posed of

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Sri Markunta Ravikanth, v. The State of Telangana

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