Miss Pragna and another Vs The State of Telangana and another — Telangana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Miss Pragna and another Vs The State of Telangana and another — Telangana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Criminal Petition disposed of without adjudicating the quashal question; liberty granted to the petitioners to approach the Court again in the event of any cause surviving; miscellaneous applications pending ordered to stand closed. No quashing order was issued and no interim/stay relief was granted.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in C.C.No.291 of 2020 on the file of the X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, against the petitioners (Accused Nos.1 and 2) should be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Court's answer

As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners, no interim orders had been passed stalling the proceedings below, and the status of the case in the Court below was not known, the Court was not inclined to keep the petition pending.

Ratio / Principle

The Criminal Petition is disposed off, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court in the event of any cause surviving.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Justice K. Surender), Criminal Petition No.3516 of 2020, order dated 24-02-2025: Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Accused Nos.1 and 2 (Miss Pragna and Bhargav Venkata Pragada) seeking quashal of proceedings in C.C.No.291 of 2020 on the file of the X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Kukatpally at Miyapur. On the date of hearing there was no representation for the petitioners; no interim orders had been passed stalling the proceedings below when the petition was filed in 2020, and the status of the case below was unknown. The Court was not inclined to keep the petition pending and DISPOSED OF the petition, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the Court again in the event of any cause surviving; miscellaneous applications pending were directed to stand closed. The merits of the quashal prayer were not adjudicated; no precedent was relied upon.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3516 OF 2020

Between:

1 Miss Pragna, D/o Satyanarayana Aged about 26 years, Occ: Pvt. Job, R/o H.No.370/C, Raghavendra Colony, Kondapur, Hyderabad.

2 Bhargav Venkata Pragada, S/o Hema Sundhar Rao Aged about 26 years,

, Occ: Pvt. Job, R/o H.No.1-1BB-4 1, Khalekhapet Village, Machlipatnam Mandal, Krishna Distnct

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.1 & 2

AND

'1 . The State of Telangana, Rep by the Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

2 Sri Saradhi Bal:u Rasala, S/o Narsimha Rao, Aged about 35 years, Occ: Business, R/o Flat No.402, Alpine Serenity, Road No.'l , Vilayanagar Colony, Kukatpally

...RESPONDENT/DE.FACTO COMPLAINANT

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 call for the records and quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No.1 and 2 in C.C.No.291 of 2020 on the file of Hon'ble X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Cyberabad, Kukatpally at Miyapur, in the interest of^justice.

l.A. NO: 1OF 2020

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 stay all further proceedings including appearance against the

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Petitioners/Accused No.'1 and 2 in C.C.No.291^{of 2020 on the file of Hon'bleX} Additional Metropolitan Magrstrate Cyberabad,^{Kukatpally at Miyapur' pending} disposal of the above Criminal Petition.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon^{perusing the [Vlentorandum of} Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments^{of Sri MDFAYAZ} ALl, Advocate for the Petitioner^(No Representation)^{and the Public P-osecutorfor} the State of Telangana on behalf of the Respondent^{No.'1 and of None Appeared} for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRT JUSTICE K.SURENDER

CRIMINAL PETITION No.3515 OF 20.20

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to quash proceedings in C.C.No.29L of 2O2O) on the frle of X Additiona-l Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Kukatpally, Miyapur.

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, there is

no representation on behalf of the petitioners. No interim orders were passed by this Court, stalling the proceedings in the Court below, when the case was filed in the year, 2O2O. Status of the case in the Court below is also not known. In the said circumstances, this Court is not inclined to keep the petition pending.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed off, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court, in the event of any cause surviving. Miscellaneous applications pending, if aly, shall sta-n closed-

Sd/. P. CH. NAGABHUSHAMBA A SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

To

1 The X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate , Cyberabad, Kukatpally at Miyapur.

2 The Station House Officer, KPHB Police Station, Cyberabad District. 3 Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (OUT)

One CC to SRI MD FAYAZ ALl, Advocate [OPUC]

Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED:2410212025

ORDER

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