Petitioners arrayed as accused 2 to 5 in a dowry-harassment case sought exemption from personal appearance in trial proceedings at Suryapet. The court dispensed with their in-person presence subject to appearance through counsel at every adjournment and physical presence when directed by the court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8397 OF 2025
Between:
... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED
AND
...RESPONDENT NO.1
...RESPONDENT NO.2
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminalpetition, the High Court may be pleased to call the records in CC. No. 247 ot 2025 on the file of the Court of the Principal Judicial First class Magistrate, at Suryapet, Telangana ahd quash the same against the Petitioners 1 to 4 herein, declaring inclusion of petitioners herein as Accused No. 2 to 5 as illegal, arbitrary, abuse of process of law, not maintainable and contrary to the principal of natural justice and in violation of their Constitutional Rights and in the interest of justice and equity.
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l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petitiorr, the High court may be pleased to pass orders granting stay of all further proc eedings including the appearance of the Petitioners (A2-to A5) herein in CC.No. ','.41 o,f 2O2S on the file of the Court of the Principal Judicial First class lvlagistrate, at Suryapet, Telangana, since all the petitioners except the mother are ,3overnment servants, living at Amberpet, Hyderabad, which is far from Suryapet and that the petitioners were roped in this case without any specifrc allegations agarnst them and in the interest of justice and equity.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Dr. Gonu Vasanth Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners and Mr. Jitherrder Rao veeramalla, Additional Public: Prosecutor, High court for the State of relangana, Hyderabad on behalf of the State/ Respondent No.l.
The Court made the following: ORDER:
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THE HONOURABLESRI JUSTICEN. TUKARAMJI
CRIMINAL PETITI ONNo.8397 ot2025
ORDER:
This petition is filedunder Section 528 of BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023seeking quashment of the proceedingsin C.C.No.247 ot 2025pendingon the file of the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First class,suryapet,against the petitioners/accusedNos.2 to5
2.HeardMr.G.VasanthKunlar,learlredcounselforthepetitioners, iVlr.J ithender RaoVeeranralla,learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for therespondentNo.1-State.
4.Learnedcounselforthepetiticnerswouldsubmitthatthoughthe petitioners got a strong caseeven for quashment,as they are determined toseetheprocessthrough,theinsistencefortheirpresenceiscausing severe difficultyin pursuing their occupationsand avocations. Therefore, prayed for dispensing theirpersonal appearance in the proceedings' unless presencein person is required and such directionwould redress
their grievance.
Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stan I closeci
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DISPOSED OF THE CRIMINALPETITION /7 ?A C) T,rd;'
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the personal appearance of the petitioners (accused 2 to 5) in CC No. 247 of 2025 can be dispensed with.
4 provisions across 3 enactments
Pendela Venkata Lakshmi @ Venkatamma
Sri Pendala Venkataiah
Pendala Madhu Kumar
Naral Madavi
The State of Telangana
Nagamani Pendela
N. Tukaramji
As recorded by the court registry
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