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M. Balakrishna v. Smt Padma Lekkala

Telangana HC1 Jul 2025CRLP/8030/2025

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What is this about?

Accused sought exemption from personal appearance at every adjournment in a pending cheque-related criminal case under Sections 341 and 506 IPC. The High Court dispensed with his personal presence subject to appearance through counsel and attendance when directed.

What did the court decide?

Personal presence of petitioner before trial court dispensed with, subject to appearance through counsel on each adjournment and personal attendance when directed by the trial court.

M. Balakrishna Vs Smt Padma Lekkala — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH^{COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYI}ERABAD

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TUESDAY, THE^{FIRST DAY OF JULY} TWO THOUSAND^{ANDTWENTY FIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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CRIMI NAL PET^{ITION NO:8030 0F 2025}

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Between:

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M. BALAKRISHNA,^{S/o..Late.M' YugandharRa9,. jAS,9;-?7..If1,99"-Ill'f:tl:} R/o. H.No.4_1gO_91;^{Bhaskar Rao Nagar,sainikpuri, Medchal-MalKalgr., Ielangana'} 500094

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...Petitioner/Accused

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AND

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l.Smt.PadmaLekkala,Wo.LekkalaSubbaNaidu,Age'50yrs'R/o'Jubliee Hitt", Hyderabad,^{TelanganaMedchal-Malkajgiri,Telangana'}

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"'RespondenUDe-facto^Complainant

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State of Telangana,^{rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Telangana'} Hyderabad.

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,..RespondenUComPIai.nant

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PetitionunderSection52EofBNSSprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may} bepleasedtocallfortherecordrelatingtocriminalcaseregisteredas C.C.No.l5T5oF2023onthefjleoftheCourtofthellAdditionalMetropolitan Magistrate, Medchal Malkajgiri^{Distr'rct,at' Malkajgiri and quash the same in} respect of the Petitioner/Accused.

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t.A. NO: 2 OF 2025

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PetitionunderSectioniF,2ofCr.P.Cprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High courtmay} bepleasedtostayallfurtherproceedingsinC.C.No.l5T5oF2023onthefileof the court of the^{ll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Medchal Malkaigiri District.} at Malkajgiri^{pendingdisposal of the presentCriminal Petition'}

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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 sanjay Kishta Reddy peta, Advocate for the petitioner and the pubric Prosecutor (TG/A') on beharf of the Respondent No. and of sri_Advocate for the Respondent No.

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE^{HONOURABLESRI JUSTICEN' TUKARAMJI} cRl MI^{NALPETITtoN No.} 30 of 2025

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ORDER

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This^{petitionis filedseeking quashmentof the C'C'No'1575of} 2023 on^{the file of learned ll Additional MetropolitanMagistrate'} Medchal-Malkajgiri^{District' againstthe petitioner/accusd'}

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Heard Mr'^{SanjayKishta ReddyPetd' learned counsel for} petitioner and^{Mr'Jittrender Rao VeeramaHa'learned AdditionalPublic} Prosecutor^{appearing for the respondent No'2-State'}

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The^{petitioneris sole accusedin C'C'No'1575of 2023 for the} offence^{underSections 341 and 506 of lndian Penal Code' '1860'} 4. Learned^{counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the} petitioner^{is resolved to face the proceedings' his presence before the} triar court^{on each adjournment is causing severe hardship and} effecting^{his employment'Therefore' prayed for dispensinghis} personal^{presence unlessit is required for the proceedings and such} direction^{wouldredress his grievance'}

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Learned^{Additional PublicProsecutor submitsthat there is no} specific^{objection for the prayer'however pleaded for a direction for in} person presence^{of the} Petitio^{erin the material stages of the}

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-.4 proceedings

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Having regard to the submissions, subject to the petitioner,s appearance through his counsel on every adjoumment and the petitioner's personal appearance as and when directed by the Court, the personal presence of the petitioner in the proceedings of the C.C.No.1575 of 2023 on the file of learned ll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate' Medchal-Markajgiri District, is dispensed with. Additionary it is specified that any lapse in abiding the above conditions would render this order ineffective

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7 With this direction, this Criminal petition is disposed of.

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Miscellaneous petitions, pe_1di!9 if any, shall stand closed

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sd/- B. CHANT}RA PRAKASH TANT REGISTRAR Ti

//TRUE COPY//

To,

"$eCTION OFFICER

The lt Additionat Metropolitan Magistrate, Medchal Malkajgiri District. at Malkajgiri

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,. f,l|:i."1lrr,."^{House Officer,Kushaiguda, Rachakonda,Medchat_Matkajgiri}

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One CC to Sri. Sanjay Kishta Reddy peta, Advocate. tOpUCI

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Two CCs to^pubtic prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT]

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HIGH COURT

DATED:01 107t2025

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION.

M. Balakrishna v. Smt Padma Lekkala

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