Disposed

Mohammed Javeed v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC11 Jun 2025CRLP/6860/2025

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What is this about?

Petitioners accused Nos. 1, 2 and 4 in Crime No. 137 of 2025 sought quashment and protection from coercive measures, alleging non-issue of Section 35(3) BNSS notice for offences punishable below seven years. The court directed the petitioners to appear before the SHO on 18.06.2025, whereupon the investigating officer shall issue notice under Section 35 BNSS and proceed per Arnesh Kumar guidelines.

What did the court decide?

Petitioners directed to appear before SHO, Siddipet II Town Police Station on 18.06.2025; IO to issue Section 35 BNSS notice and follow Arnesh Kumar guidelines.

Mohammed Javeed Vs The State of Telangana — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE 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: 6860 0F 2025

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Between:

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1 Sri lvlohammed Javeed, S/o. Ivlohammed Abdul Basid, Aged 38 years, Occ. Mutton Shop. R/o. H.No. 2-3-3011 , Sajeed Pura, Siddipet, Telangana - 502103. (Accused No.'l)

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2 Sri Giri Gyadari,. S/o. Laxmaiah, Aged 37 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Ambedkar Nagar, Siddipet (Urban), Siddipet, Tetanqana.

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3 lVlohammed Sobel,, S/o. Mohammed Jhangeer, Aged 29 years, Occ. Iviutton lhop^{R/o H.No.2-3-39/7,Sajid Pura,-Siddipet,Tetingana} -^502103. (Accused No.2)

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4 Sri Mohammad Amer,, S/o. Mohammed lbraheem, Aged 24 years, Occ. !!u^tt91 lfrop^{R/o- H.No. 2-3-38nn, Sajeed pura, Siadipet, Tetangana-} 502 103. (Accused No.4)

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...Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1, 2 .& 4

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AND

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1 Ifte^{St?tg of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the} State of Telangana.

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2 Sri Giri Gyadari,, S/o. Laxmaiah, Aged 37 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Ambedkar Nagar, Siddipet (Urban), Siddipet, Telangana.

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...RespondenUComplainant

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Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the criminal proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1, 2 and 4 in Crime No. 137 of 2025 of P.S. Siddipeill Town, dated 01 .06.2025 for offences under Sections 292, 118(1), 35i(2) r/w. 3(5) of BNS, Sec. 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(Va) of SC ST POA Act, 2015.

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2025

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Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings against the Petitioners/ Accused Nos,

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1,2, and 4 in C'irrc 'lo 137 of 2025 of P.S. Siddipelll^{Town,date:d 0'1 06.2025} for offences under^rie c,tions 292, 118(1),351(2) rlw.3(5)^of BNli 'jec.3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(Va) of SC ST F^(l L hct, 2015.

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This Petit on r; rrring on for hearing, upon perusing the^Ve morandum of Grounds of Crrm n r Petition and upon hearing the arguments ;f^{Sri Shaikh} It/ohammed Rizvran ,lkhtar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the S;ri lithender^Rao Veeramalla, Additic'z I Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Resprtn<lent^{No.1 and} none appeared fo' 1.( Respondent No.2.

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The Court made the, tcllowing: ORDER

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^N. TUKARAMJI

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CR IMINAL PETITION NO.6860 ot²⁰²⁵

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is filed under^{Section528 of Bharatiya} Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,^{2023 (for short 'BNSS,2023')seeking} quashment of the proceedings in Crime No.^{1 37 of 2025of Siddipet ll} Town Police Station, Siddipet^{District against the petitioners.}

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Heard Mr.S.M. Rizwan^{Akhtar, learned counsel for the} petitioners ano Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla,^{learned Additional Public} Prosecutor appearing for the^{respondent No.1-State.}

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The petitioners are arrayed^{as accusedNos.'1,2 and 4 in Crime} No. 137 of 2025 registered^{for the offences punishableunder Sections} 292. 118(1),351(2) r/w 3(5) of^{BharatiyaNvaya Sanhita,2023 (for} short'BNS, 2023') and Section^{3(1)@(s),3(2)(Va) of SCsiSTs(POA)} Act,2015.

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Learned counsel for the^{petitioners would submit that though the} petitioners are deterrhined to see the^{process through and the alleged} offences are^punishable with^{an imprisonmentbelow seven years, the} Police concerned have not issued^{any notice under Section 35 (3) of} BNSS, 2023, as such they are^{apprehendingcoercivemeasures} against them. He further submits^{that the petitioners are ready to} cooperate with the investigation,^{hence prayedfor necessary directions}

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for issuance of notice as Per^law.

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Learn:( Aclditional^{Public Prosecutor opposed thece :titirn'}

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I have rerrrsed the materials^{on record'}

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7 . Hav in;^rgg31( to the fact^{that the allegedotfer ces are} punishable r: lovv seven^years and^{as the petitionersare ready to} engage tl-re'tr:;elves^{in the process, the petitioners are ditected to} appear befr rt the SHO,^{Siddipetll TownPolice Station,Siddipet} District on c r refore^{18.06.2025,whereupon, the lnvestigiltilg Officer} shall issrr: rct'ce on the^{petitioners under Section35 (li) :f BNSS'} 2023 in^rl'rrr: No.137 of^{2025 and take up further proceerlinqsas per} the guidelin rs cf Arnesh^{Kumar v. Stateof Biharl n ur ison' the}

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petitioners, ar: directed to cooperate with^{the investigatiorr'}

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With h s direction, this Criminal^{Petitionis disposedof}

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. . .lunO^{rt; miscellane''ous applications,if any, shall stald slosed.}

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SD/- MOHD.^ISMAIL .^{,, DEF',UI'YREGISTRAR}

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SEC:TION OFFICER

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