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Sri a.Srikanth Goud v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC1 May 2025CRLP/6137/2025

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Accused No.3 in a dowry case under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act sought dispensation of his personal appearance before the Magistrate at Mahaboobnagar. The High Court dispensed with personal presence, subject to counsel appearing on every adjournment and personal appearance when directed.

What did the court decide?

Personal presence of petitioner in C.C.No.409 of 2019 dispensed with, subject to appearance through counsel and personal appearance as directed by the Court.

Sri a.Srikanth Goud Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO:6137 0F 2025

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Between:

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Sri . A.s ksn16 Goud, S/o B_alraj Goud, aged 44 years, Occ: Business, Rl/o H.No.2-3-501/1, Road No.3, Sainigar coroni, Nagord, Hyoe.oio,Hn.rii.iii"i.^-

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...Petitioner/Accused No.3

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AND

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1 The State of .Telangana, Rep_b^y public prosecutor, High Court Buiding, High Court through SHO, Women pS, Mahaboobnagar

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2 Smt.A Keerthi@Keerthana, Wo Kranthi Kumarl aged 30 years, Occ: House Wife, R/o G-ollapalli Village, Jadcherla Mandal, Ma-haboobnagar District, Telangana State.

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...Respondents

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Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar-petition, the High court;;y;; pleased to calt for the records relating to cc No. 409 ot 2o1b on the filL oi XV Principal Junior civir Judge cum Judiciar Magistrate of First crass at Mahaboobnagar and to quash the same against the peitioner.

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I.A. NO: 1OF 2025

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Petition under section 52g of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the High court may be qlgr:."d to stay aI'further proceedings incruding appearance of ihe petitioner in cc No. 409 of 2019 on the fire of XV principar Junior civir Judge cum Luoiciai Magistrate of First crass at Mahaboobnagar pending disposar of tne present quash petition.

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This P_etition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of ^ Grounds of criminar Petition and upon hearing the arguments of sri V Ramu, Advocate for the Petitioner and sri Jithender Cao Veeramalla, Additional public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Responleni No.2.

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI

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CRIM| NAL PETITION No.6137 ot 2025

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ORDER:

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This petition is filed seeking quashment of the C,C.No.409.of 2019 on the file of learned XV Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial lVlagistrate of I Class at Mahaboobnagar, against the petitioner/accused No.3.

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Heard Mr.V.Ramu, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

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The petitioner is arrayed as accused No.3 in C.C.No.409 of 2019 for the offences under Section 498-4 of lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the petitioner is resolved to face the proceedings, his presence before the trial Court on .each adjournment is causing severe hardship and effecting his employment. Therefore, prayed for dispensing his personal presence unless it is required for the proceedings and such direction would redress his grievance.

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Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that there is no

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specific objection for the prayer, however pleaded for a direction for in

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person presence of the petitioner in the material stages of the proceedings.

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Having regard to the submissions, subject to the petitioner's appearance through his counsel on every .adjournment and the petitioner's personal appearance as and when directed by the Cortrt, the personal presence of the petitioner in the proceedings of the C.C.No.409 of 2019 on the file of learned XV Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate of I CIass at Mahaboobnagar, ts dispensed with. Additionally it is specified that any lapse in abiding the above conditions would render this order ineffective.

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With this direction, this Criminal Petition is disposed of

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Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed

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Sd/- A SREENIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

//TRUE COPY//

SECTIJrt OFFICER

To,

'l . The XV Principal Junior Civil Judge cum Judicial Magistrate of First Class at ltilahaboobn-agar

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The station House Officer, Women Police Station, Mahaboobnagar

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Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (OUT)

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One CC to SRI V RAIvlU, Advocate [OPUC]

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Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0110512025

ORDER

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Sri a.Srikanth Goud v. The State of Telangana

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