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Nenavath Pathya and 4 others v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC7 Mar 2025CRLP/3949/2020

Case brief

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What is this about?

Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing petition (CRLP No. 3949 of 2020, Telangana HC, K. Surender J., 07-03-2025) concerning C.C. No. 579 of 2020 before Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devarakonda; petitioners agriculturists of Nagarkarnool District; interim applications for stay of proceedings and release of 73 young male calves from Chandampet Police Station; disposed of with liberty to re-approach if cause survives as counsel was unaware of case status, crime of year 2020, and no interim order had stalled proceedings; miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Petition disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the High Court again if cause survives; pending miscellaneous petitions ordered closed. ¶52

Nenavath Pathya and 4 others Vs The State of Telangana — Telangana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Criminal Petition disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the High Court again if cause survives; pending miscellaneous petitions ordered closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of C.C. No. 579 of 2020 pending before the Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devarakonda, should be pursued or disposed of, given that counsel for the petitioners was unaware of the case status before the Court below and no interim order had stalled the proceedings.

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Court's answer

Learned counsel for the petitioners was not aware of the case status before the Court below.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of counsel's unawareness of the case status, the crime being of the year 2020, and no interim order having been passed by this Court stalling the proceedings before the Court below, the Criminal Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court if cause survives.

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Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶33

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (K. Surender, J.; dated 07-03-2025), Criminal Petition No. 3949 of 2020: Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Nenavath Pathya and four other agriculturists of Siddapur/Marlapadu Thanda villages, Nagarkarnool District, seeking quashing of C.C. No. 579 of 2020 pending before the Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devarakonda, with I.A. No. 2 of 2020 seeking stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner accused, and I.A. No. 1 of 2020 seeking a direction to the Station House Officer, Chandampet, to release 73 young male calves. Observing that learned counsel for the petitioners was not aware of the case status before the Court below, that the crime was of the year 2020, and that no interim order had been passed stalling the proceedings before the Court below, the Court disposed of the Criminal Petition, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach it again if cause survives, and directed that pending miscellaneous petitions stand closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY,THE^{SEVENTHDAYOF MARCH} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER}

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CRIMINAL PETI TION^{NO:3949 0F 2020}

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Between:

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Nenavath Pathya,^{S/o HunyaAged about} .54.^{Years,Occq.PationAgriculturer/o} v"Gpio, rnarlai^{vittage, siooapur[r/andal.inNagarkarnool District}

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Z. SrOaIrtf,-Lofi O^{f-or,ii",S/o ihinva n99O a-Qqut 44, OccupationAgricultureRl'/o} - ftlrrlroiO, inind-a, Sidriapur Village and Mandal in Nagarkarnool District

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5;;;;rth-copvr,-'s7"^{Ctii"yaAg"edabout 41 years-occupation-_Agriculture Ryo}

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rtlrirrolnaO Th'anda, Siddapirr Village and Mandal in Nagarkarnool Dislrict

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1. S;;;;;h s"rvj,^{Slo DharrhaAgedabout 54, Occupatioh Agriculture R/o fvlarlapadu} Thanda, Sidddpur^{Village and Mandal in Nagarkarn-ool District}

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S;b;;;ih sr,iniar,^{sio inutcnya Agedlbout 30, occupation-_AgricultureR/o}

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rvirraplnao rhandi, siddapur Viirage and *:i.fli+,Ui,TlS,'X38,?{'J[t No.1 to 5

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AND

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'1. The State of Telangana, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court^Buildings,

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Hvderabad

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z. i6e station House^{officer, chandampet t""*.:Fl3tJ'lirb3ft+i,?3'ir"ilArNANrs}

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Petition under section⁴⁸² of^{cr.P.c praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition,the High court may be} pleased to quash c.c.No. 57gt2o2o^{pending on the file of the file of on the file of} Principal Judicial First Class^{tVlagistrateDevarakonda and pass}

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2020

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Petition under section^{482 of cr.P.c prayingthat in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition,the High courtmay be} pleased to stay of all further^{proceedings including appearance of the petitioner} accused in c.c.tlo. 579.^{on the file of the tile of on the file of PrincipalJudicial} First Class Magistrate Devarakonda^{and pass}

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l.A. NO: 1OF 2020

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Petition under Section⁴⁸² of^{Cr.P .C praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Groundsof criminalPetition,the High court may be} pleased to direct 2nd respondent to release [73]^{young male calvesand pass}

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This Petition coming on for^{hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of} Grounds of criminal Petition and^{upon hearing the arguments of sri Mohammad} Adnan, Advocate for the Petitioners^{and of Sri M. Vivekananda Reddy,learned} Addl. Public Prosecutor on^{behalf of the RespondentNo.'1and Sri Jakkulu} Sridhar, learned counsel^{for RespondentNo.2-}

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The Court made the following:' ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.3949 OF 2O2O

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ORDER:

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Learned counsel for the petitioners is not arvare of the case status before the Court belovr,.

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