Disposed

N. S. Pattabhi Rama Rao v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC12 Dec 2025CRLP/16591/2025

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What is this about?

High Court disposed of a criminal petition seeking quashment of proceedings for dowry and assault offences. With the investigation complete and a final report submitted, the petitioners were granted liberty to avail other remedies while being directed to raise pleaded grounds if summons are subsequently issued.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed with liberty to avail other remedies and leave to contest any summons if issued, subject to raising pleaded grounds.

N. S. Pattabhi Rama Rao Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVF

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16591 oF 2025

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Between:

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N. S Pattabhr Rama Rao, S/o Subba Rao Age. 72, Occupation Advocate, R/o. FIat No. 104, Sai Laxman Rao Residency, New Ramalayam Street, - New Nallakunta Hyderabad (Father-ln-Law of Respondent No. 2)

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1. N. Sumathi Devi, W/o N. S Pattabhi Rama Rao Age. 65, Occupation. Homemaker. R/o Flat No. 104, Sai Laxman Rao Resrdency. New Ramalayam Street. New N allaku nta Hyderabad (fvlother-ln- Law of Respondent No. 2)

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... Petitioners/Accused No.2 & 3

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana. Rep. By the Publrc Prosecutor. High Court, Hyderabad.

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... RespondenURespondent

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2 Smt. B. Ashwini. Wo N. Rahul, Aged 39 years, Occ: Software Engineer, R/o. Flat 103, Sr Lakshmi Solitude. DD Colony, Lane- C 29, Hyderabad - 500 013 Residing At.

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Flat - FF - 3, First floor RL Anagha Apartment, 5th main road, Sun City Lay Out, J.P. Nagar, 7th Phase, Bangalore - 560078, Karnataka State

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...RespondenUDefacto complainant

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Petition under Sectron 528 of BNSS, prayrng that in the circumstances stated rn the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Pe tion, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in Cr No. 124 ot 2025 on the file of Women Police Station, East Zone, Hyderabad, to the extent of the petitioners who is arrayed as Accused No. 2 AND 3

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2025

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the cjrcumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings rn Cr No. 124 of 2025 on the file of Women

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Police Station, East Zone Hyderabad, to the extent of the^)etitroners who are arrayed as Accused No 2 AND 3

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing I e lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the argumerrl ; of Mr. T Niranjan Reddy, Senior Counsel representing Sri Ennamsetty Akh i Advocate for the Petrtioners and Srl V Jithender Rao the Additional Pub rc Pr,> ecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 and none appeared for the Respondent I lo 2

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR TTIE STATE OF TELANGANA AT IIYDERABAD

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TI{E HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE J.SREENTVAS RAO

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CRIMINAL PBTITION No.16591 of 2025

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Date:12.12.2025

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Between

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N.S. Pattabhi Rama Rao and another

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.Petitioners

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AND

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The State of^'felangana,

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rep. by its Public Prosecutor,

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High Court, Hyderabad and another

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...Respondents

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ORDER

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This Criminal Petition has been tiled seeking to quash the

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proceedings in F.l.R. No.l24 ol 2024 on the file of Women Police

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Station, East Zone, Hyderabad, wherein the petitioners were arrayed as accused Nos.2 and 3 for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,2023 and Section 3, 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

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Heard Mr.T.Niranjan Reddy, Iearned Senior Counsel representing Mr.Akhil Enamsetty, learned counsel for the petitioners

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and Mr.V.Jithendar Rao, leamed Additional Publir:^prosecutor for respondent No. 1

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-1.^{During the course} of hearing, the learned A< drtior-ral^public Prosecutor, basing upon the wrilten instructions lumi; red by the Subinspector of Police, WPS East Zone. Hyderabad, r; bmits that thc investigating Officer after oonducting investigaiion b , recording the statements of the five (05) witnesscs lrad filed the Iin I rcport bctbre the jurisdictional Magistrate namely learned X[L/, tditional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Nampally, Hydcrabad on 20.Ct.2025, and the C.C. number is awaited.

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Leamcd Senior Counsel subrnitted that the pet i ioners rnay be granted liberty b avail the remedies as available uncier arv.

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Taking into consideration of the peculir r facts and circumstances o1- the case, the learned XIII Addrtion.i chief .rudicial Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad is directcd to t r .c appropriate steps pursuant to the final report submitted by thc Investigating Officer on 20 .08.2025. ln the event the learned N,t gistrate takes cognizance and issued summons against the petitior ers in Crime No.124 of 2025, the petitioners are granted liberry to avail the

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remedies as available under law by raising all the grounds which are

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pleaded in the present Criminal Petition

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed ol

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Pending misccllaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed

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SD/- MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUTY REGIS T

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//TRUE COPY// \

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SECTION OFFICER

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To, 1. The Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan fi/lagrstrate at Nampally, Hyderabad 2. The Station House Officer WPS East Zone (Hyderabad) Police Station, Hyderabad.

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3- Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor High Court foi'the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (OUT)

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One CC to Sri Ennamsetty Akhil Advocate [OPUC]

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DATED:1211212025

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION

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N. S. Pattabhi Rama Rao v. The State of Telangana

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