Konnay Naveen Kumar v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, CRLP.No.5349 of 2023, decided 07-11-2025 by Justice J. Sreenivas Rao. Single-judge order dismissing, purely for non-prosecution, a Section 482 Cr.P.C. quash petition filed by Konnay Naveen Kumar (Accused No.2) against FIR/Crime No.01/RCT-ACB-WRL/2023 dated 20-01-2023 of P.S. ACB, Warangal Range (registered offence under Section 7(a), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as amended in 2018). Respondents: State of Telangana (Spl. Public Prosecutor for ACB; counsel T. Bala Mohan Reddy), SHO P.S. ACB Warangal Range (none appeared), and defacto complainant Kanakam San;eeva (no counsel recorded). Petitioner's counsel Taregoppala Mahender gave no representation on three successive dates. No precedent cited, no merits discussion, no quantum. Useful only for procedural treatment of non-prosecution dismissals, not for any proposition on quashing corruption FIRs.
What did the court decide?
After affording the petitioner opportunities on 29.10.2025, 04.11.2025 and 07.11.2025 (the last date under the caption 'For Dismissal') with no representation in physical or virtual mode on any occasion, the Court held that the petitioner appears not to be interested in prosecuting the matter.