Accused in an election-related criminal case filed a quash petition but restricted the prayer at arguments to dispensing with his personal presence before the trial court. The High Court dispensed with his appearance unless specifically required during trial, subject to counsel representing him on every hearing date.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND.TWENTY FIVE
:PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO:'t889 OF 2025
Between:
Paithara Sai Kumar, S/o lVlogulaiah, Age42 Yrs, Caste Yadhav, R/o H.No 6-3'12l3, Raghavendra Nagar Colony, Sadashivpet town and mandal, Sangareddy District
Petitioner/Accused
AND
Respondents/compraana nts
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS., praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the HighCourt may be pleased to quash the Chargesheet in CC No 53212022pending on the file of Junior Civil Judge cum Judicial Magrstrate of First Class Dubbak SiddipetDistrtct.for the offences U/s 188, 171(E),129 1PC and Sec 51 ofthe Disaster ManagementAct, against the petitioner.
lA NO: 1 OF 2025
Petition under Section'151 CPCpraying that in the circumstances statedin the affidavit filed in support of the petitron, the High Court may bepleased to stayall further proceedings in Chargesheet in CC No 53212022pending on the file of Junior Civil Judge cum Judicial Magistrate of First Class Dubbak Siddipet District, including appearence of the Petitioner/Accused pending disposal of CRLP 1889 of 2025,on the file of the High Court.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Amruth Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and the of Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Addl Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None appeared for the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
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HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUWADI SRIDEVI
CRIMINAL PETI T]ON N o.1889 of 2025
ORDER
Petitic,ner, who is arrayed as accused, in C.C.No.532 of 2022 on the file of the Junior civir Judge-cum-Judiciar tVragistrate of First crass at Dubbak, sidJipet District, registered for the offences under sections .rgg, 171(E) and 269 of lpC and Section 51 of Disaster lr/anagement Act, 2005, is seeking to quash the proceedings against him.
3 Though tl-e petrtion is fired for quashing the proceedings, during the course of arguments. rearned counser for the petitioner has restricted his prayer to the extent of dispensing with the presence of the petitioner/ accused before the trial Court.
4 Hence, this; petition is disposed of dispensing with the appearance of the petitioner/accused before the triar court unress his presence is specifically required during the course of trial, subject to the condition of petitioner being represented by his counsel on every date of hearing.
Pendin gr n!ege llaneous applications , if any, shall stand closed
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CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the accused's personal appearance before the trial court can be dispensed with while quashing petition proceedings remain pending?
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Paithara Sai Kumar
The State of Telangana, represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad, through SHO, PS Thoguta, Siddipet Dist.
Boyapati Chennaiah
Juvvadi Sridevi
As recorded by the court registry
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