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Kavuri Kameshwari v. The State of Telangana and another

Telangana HC9 Oct 2025CRLP/2695/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Section 482 Cr.P.C quashing petition by accused Nos. 2 and 3 (Kavuri Kameshwari; K. Sharada) against FIR No. 123 of 2021 of P.S. Keesara, offence under Section 304(B) IPC, informant respondent No. 2; closed as not surviving after final report and cognizance in S.C. No. 332 of 2023 before IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District; liberty reserved to raise grounds in the pending sessions case; Telangana High Court, Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, 09-10-2025.

What did the court decide?

Criminal petition closed without adjudication of the quashing prayer, as it did not survive following cognizance in S.C. No. 332 of 2023; petitioner granted liberty to raise all available grounds in the pending sessions case. ¶32

Kavuri Kameshwari Vs The State of Telangana… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in FIR No. 123 of 2021 of P.S. Keesara, registered for an offence punishable under Section 304(B) IPC and arising from the informant (respondent No. 2), should be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C at the instance of the petitioners/accused Nos. 2 and 3. +1 more

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Court's answer

Accordingly, the criminal petition is closed, with liberty to the petitioner to raise all the grounds available in the pending S.C.

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Ratio / Principle

Inasmuch as the investigating officer completed the investigation and filed the final report, and the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District took cognizance (case numbered S.C. No. 332 of 2023), the case in the criminal petition does not survive for further adjudication.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 2695 of 2021 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 09-10-2025, Justice J. Sreenivas Rao) — Petitioners Kavuri Kameshwari and K. Sharada, arrayed as accused Nos. 2 and 3, filed a Section 482 Cr.P.C petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 123 of 2021 of P.S. Keesara, registered for an offence punishable under Section 304(B) IPC arising from the informant, respondent No. 2, together with I.A. No. 1 of 2021 seeking a stay of proceedings including their arrest. Counsel submitted that during the pendency of the petition the investigating officer filed the final report before the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, which took cognizance and numbered the case S.C. No. 332 of 2023 (posted for arguments). Holding: by virtue of the cognizance so taken, the case in the criminal petition does not survive for further adjudication; the criminal petition is accordingly closed, with liberty to the petitioner to raise all grounds available in the pending S.C.

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

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THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER 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: 2695 OF 2021

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Between:

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Kavuri Kameshwari, Wo. Late K. Venkateshwarulu^{Aged About 52 Years,} Occ: Teacher R/o. H. No. 11-3-1111 Srinivas^{Nagarcolony, NagaramColony,} Nagaram, Keesara( V) Medchal District.

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K. Sharada, Wo K. Venkateshwarulu Aged^{About30 Years,}

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t. R/o. New Bowenpally, Secunderabad

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2&3

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Represented by^{Public Proseculor,} High Court Buildings, Hyderabad

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Sri Punyamurthula Thirupathi Raju,^{S/o. LateP.V. RamanaMurthy,} Aged About 58 Years, Occ: Advocate, R/o.^{H. No.1-1001711,ChurchRoad,} Kammaguda, Thurkayamjal Municipality^{RangaReddy District}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C^{praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum of Grounds^{of Criminal Petition, the High Court may} be pleased to quash^{proceedings F.t.R 123 of 2021 of P.S Keesara, registeredfor} the offence alteged Punishable^{Underthe head of 304 (B) of l.P.C arising from} the informant of Respondent^No.2.

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l.A. NO: 1OF 2021

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Petition under Section 482 of^{Cr.P .C prayingthat in the circums tances} stated in the Memorandum of^{Groundsof criminalPetition, the High courtmay} be pleased to stay all the Proceedings,^{including the arrestof Petitioners/} accused Nos 2 and 3^{in F.l.R123 of 2021 of P.S. Keesara, registeredfor the} offence alleged Punishable^{Under the head of 304 (B) of I P.C.}

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This Petition coming on^{for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of} Grounds of Criminal^{Petition and upon hearing the argumentsofSri} IM.RATHAN SINGH, Advocate^{for the Petitionerand Sri M VivekanandReddy'} Assistant Public Prosecutor^{on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and sri Vissa} Venkateswara Rao, Advocate^{for the Respondent No. 2}

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The Court made the following^ORDER:

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREEN] VAS RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.2695 of 2tt2L

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ORDER:

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This criminal petition is I-rled seeking <1 rash of F.l.R No.123 of 2O2l of Keesara Police Station reg1. stered for the offence punishable under Section 304 (B) of Indian Penal Code wherein the petitioners were arrayed as iccused Nos.2 and 3.

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Sri M.Rathan Singh, learned counsel for he petitioners submits that during the pendency of the crrr linal petition, investigating of{icer after conducting investigzr ion filed final report before IV Additional District a4d S,:;sions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District and the said Cc r Lrt has taken cognizance and the sa-rne was numbered as S.C.No.332 of 2023 and the said case was posted for argumen .s

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Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor Sri M.Vivekanald

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Reddy, reiterated the very same submissions

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By virtue of the same, carse in the cli rrinal petition does not survive for further adjudication.

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JSB J Crl.P.Nos.2695 of 2O21

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Accordingly, the criminal petition is closed. However petitioner is granted liberty to raise al1 the grounds available in pending S.C.

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Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand

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closed

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SD/- B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT REGISTRA

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CTION OFFICER

To,

The XVll Additional Metropolitan^{lvlagistrateCourt, at Malkajgiri'Cyberabad} 2. The Station House Officer, Keesara^{Police Station, RangareddyDistrict.}

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